diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc b/meta-gnome/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
index 3da361b3ff..b1ef57ce57 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-graphics/cogl/cogl-1.0.inc
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ EDEPENDS_WAYLAND = "virtual/egl virtual/libgles2 wayland"
 ERDEPENDS_GL    = "libgl"
 ERDEPENDS_GLES2 = "libgles2"
 
+# Needed for introspection.m4
+EXTRA_AUTORECONF += "-I m4"
 # GLESv1 is rarely tested, so disable it
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--enable-examples-install	\
 	       	 --enable-debug		 	\