diff --git a/package/avahi/avahi.mk b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
index 73db37545f..eef05f0d2f 100644
--- a/package/avahi/avahi.mk
+++ b/package/avahi/avahi.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ AVAHI_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-mono \
 	--disable-monodoc \
 	--disable-stack-protector \
+	--disable-introspection \
 	--with-distro=none \
 	--disable-manpages \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_AVAHI_AUTOIPD),--enable,--disable)-autoipd \