diff --git a/glib/gstdio.h b/glib/gstdio.h
index 7acdb9cef..42c177b2a 100644
--- a/glib/gstdio.h
+++ b/glib/gstdio.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ typedef struct stat GStatBuf;
 
 #endif
 
-#if defined(G_OS_UNIX) && !defined(G_STDIO_WRAP_ON_UNIX)
+#if defined(G_OS_UNIX) && !defined(G_STDIO_WRAP_ON_UNIX) && !defined(__GI_SCANNER__)
 
 /* Just pass on to the system functions, so there's no potential for data
  * format mismatches, especially with large file interfaces.