diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
index 76687764586..3a2f446cf84 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = false;
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dintrospection=${if stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform then "yes" else "no"}"
+    "-Dintrospection=yes"
     # Provide dbus-daemon fallback when it is not already running when
     # at-spi2-bus-launcher is executed. This allows us to avoid
     # including the entire dbus closure in libraries linked with