diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyatspi_2.46.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyatspi_2.46.0.bb
index 4595eafc6d5..aa3000bf6bb 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyatspi_2.46.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyatspi_2.46.0.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 # Same restriction as gtk+
 inherit features_check setuptools3
 ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "${GTK2DISTROFEATURES}"
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "gobject-introspection-data"
 
 inherit pkgconfig autotools python3native