diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/cross_file_mingw64.txt b/.gitlab-ci/cross_file_mingw64.txt
index 1897b686a..1029b6db1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/cross_file_mingw64.txt
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/cross_file_mingw64.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ c_link_args = []
 c = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc'
 cpp = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++'
 ar = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar'
+objcopy = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-objcopy'
 strip = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip'
 pkgconfig = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-pkg-config'
 windres = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres'
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/cross.xml b/docs/reference/glib/cross.xml
index 50e7ba675..977421faa 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/cross.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/cross.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ c_link_args = []
 c = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc'
 cpp = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++'
 ar = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar'
+objcopy = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-objcopy'
 strip = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip'
 pkgconfig = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-pkg-config'
 windres = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres'
diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index b5593a4ec..382dfccad 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -577,7 +577,9 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build() or meson.has_exe_wrapper()
   # Support for --add-symbol was added to LLVM objcopy in 2019
   # (https://reviews.llvm.org/D58234). FIXME: This test could be enabled for
   # LLVM once that support is in a stable release.
-  if build_machine.system() == 'linux' and cc.get_id() == 'gcc'
+  objcopy = find_program('objcopy', required : false)
+
+  if build_machine.system() == 'linux' and cc.get_id() == 'gcc' and objcopy.found()
     test_gresource_binary = custom_target('test5.gresource',
       input : 'test5.gresource.xml',
       output : 'test5.gresource',
@@ -616,7 +618,7 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build() or meson.has_exe_wrapper()
     test_resources_binary2 = custom_target('test_resources2.o',
       input : test_resources_binary,
       output : 'test_resources2.o',
-      command : ['objcopy',
+      command : [objcopy,
                  '--add-symbol','_g_binary_test1_resource_data=.data:0',
                  '@INPUT@',
                  '@OUTPUT@'])