diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-python_1.18.5.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-python_1.18.5.bb
index 74dd15b3eb..a32805d129 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-python_1.18.5.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-python_1.18.5.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ EXTRA_OEMESON += "-Dlibpython-dir=${libdir}"
 
 # gobject-introspection is mandatory and cannot be configured
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "gobject-introspection-data"
-UNKNOWN_CONFIGURE_WHITELIST:append = " introspection"
 
-inherit meson pkgconfig distutils3-base upstream-version-is-even gobject-introspection features_check
+inherit meson pkgconfig distutils3-base upstream-version-is-even features_check
+
+# Generating introspection data depends on a combination of native and target
+# introspection tools, and qemu to run the target tools.
+DEPENDS:append:class-target = " gobject-introspection gobject-introspection-native qemu-native prelink-native"
+
+# Even though introspection is disabled on -native, gobject-introspection package is still
+# needed for m4 macros.
+DEPENDS:append:class-native = " gobject-introspection-native"
+DEPENDS:append:class-nativesdk = " gobject-introspection-native"