diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/networkmanager/networkmanager_1.50.0.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/networkmanager/networkmanager_1.50.0.bb
index b00f3050cf..702b80ac68 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/networkmanager/networkmanager_1.50.0.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/networkmanager/networkmanager_1.50.0.bb
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ CFLAGS:append:libc-musl = " \
     -DRTLD_DEEPBIND=0 \
 "
 
-PACKAGECONFIG ??= "readline nss ifupdown dnsmasq nmcli vala \
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "readline nss ifupdown dnsmasq nmcli \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'systemd', 'systemd', bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'x11', 'consolekit', '', d), d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'bluetooth', 'bluez5', '', d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'wifi polkit ppp', d)} \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'selinux', 'selinux audit', '', d)} \
+    ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED', 'gobject-introspection-data', '', 'vala', d)} \
 "
 
 inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'vala', 'vala', '', d)}