diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 989d5e75eb..497713cddc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -4599,7 +4599,10 @@ configuration storage systems.")
         ,@(if (%current-target-system)
               ;; If enabled, gtkdoc-scangobj will try to execute a
               ;; cross-compiled binary.
-              '("-Dgtk_doc=disabled")
+              '("-Dgtk_doc=disabled"
+                ;; Trying to build introspection data when cross-compiling
+                ;; causes errors during linking.
+                "-Dintrospection=disabled")
               '()))
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases