diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/libpeas/libpeas_1.26.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/libpeas/libpeas_1.26.0.bb
index 8817510083..1b754343a1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/libpeas/libpeas_1.26.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-gnome/libpeas/libpeas_1.26.0.bb
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ GTKDOC_MESON_OPTION = "gtk_doc"
 
 inherit gnomebase gobject-introspection gtk-doc gtk-icon-cache features_check
 
+# gobject-introspection is mandatory and cannot be configured
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "gobject-introspection-data"
+UNKNOWN_CONFIGURE_WHITELIST_append = " --enable-introspection --disable-introspection"
+
 ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "${GTK3DISTROFEATURES}"
 
 SRC_URI += " \