diff --git a/introspection/meson.build b/girepository/introspection/meson.build
similarity index 82%
rename from introspection/meson.build
rename to girepository/introspection/meson.build
index 3e99389ac..126993659 100644
--- a/introspection/meson.build
+++ b/girepository/introspection/meson.build
@@ -157,3 +157,30 @@ gio_gir = gnome.generate_gir(libgio,
   env: gi_gen_env_variables,
   extra_args: gir_args + gio_gir_args,
 )
+
+libgirepository_gir_sources = [
+  gi_visibility_h,
+  girepo_headers,
+  girepo_sources,
+]
+libgirepository_gir_packages = [ 'girepository-2.0' ]
+libgirepository_gir_args = [
+  '-DGI_COMPILATION',
+  '--symbol-prefix=gi',
+  '--identifier-prefix=GI',
+]
+
+girepository_gir = gnome.generate_gir(libgirepository,
+  sources: libgirepository_gir_sources,
+  namespace: 'GIRepository',
+  nsversion: '3.0',
+  identifier_prefix: 'GI',
+  symbol_prefix: 'gi',
+  export_packages: libgirepository_gir_packages,
+  header: 'girepository/girepository.h',
+  includes: [ glib_gir[0], gmodule_gir[0], gobject_gir[0], gio_gir[0] ],
+  install: true,
+  dependencies: [ libglib_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libgio_dep ],
+  extra_args: gir_args + libgirepository_gir_args,
+)
+
diff --git a/girepository/meson.build b/girepository/meson.build
index 6c0a1f8f6..45a935452 100644
--- a/girepository/meson.build
+++ b/girepository/meson.build
@@ -235,31 +235,7 @@ pkg.generate(libgirepository,
 )
 
 if enable_gir
-  libgirepository_gir_sources = [
-    gi_visibility_h,
-    girepo_headers,
-    girepo_sources,
-  ]
-  libgirepository_gir_packages = [ 'girepository-2.0' ]
-  libgirepository_gir_args = [
-    '-DGI_COMPILATION',
-    '--symbol-prefix=gi',
-    '--identifier-prefix=GI',
-  ]
-
-  girepository_gir = gnome.generate_gir(libgirepository,
-    sources: libgirepository_gir_sources,
-    namespace: 'GIRepository',
-    nsversion: '3.0',
-    identifier_prefix: 'GI',
-    symbol_prefix: 'gi',
-    export_packages: libgirepository_gir_packages,
-    header: 'girepository/girepository.h',
-    includes: [ glib_gir[0], gmodule_gir[0], gobject_gir[0], gio_gir[0] ],
-    install: true,
-    dependencies: [ libglib_dep, libgobject_dep, libgmodule_dep, libgio_dep ],
-    extra_args: gir_args + libgirepository_gir_args,
-  )
+  subdir('introspection')
 endif
 
 if build_tests
diff --git a/girepository/tests/meson.build b/girepository/tests/meson.build
index 0a2e27203..01c01c936 100644
--- a/girepository/tests/meson.build
+++ b/girepository/tests/meson.build
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-girepository_tests = {}
+girepository_tests = {
+  'cmph-bdz': {
+    'dependencies': [cmph_dep],
+  },
+  'gthash' : {
+    'dependencies': [girepo_gthash_dep],
+  },
+}
 
-# Some GIR files are needed to test against
+# Some tests require GIR files to have been generated
 if enable_gir
   girepository_tests += {
-    'cmph-bdz': {
-      'dependencies': [cmph_dep],
-    },
     'function-info' : {
       'dependencies': [libffi_dep],
       'depends': [glib_gir],
     },
-    'gthash' : {
-      'dependencies': [girepo_gthash_dep],
-    },
     'repository' : {
       'depends': [glib_gir, gio_gir, gobject_gir],
     },
diff --git a/girepository/tests/test-common.c b/girepository/tests/test-common.c
index 08c3424e7..3b5ce3e11 100644
--- a/girepository/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/girepository/tests/test-common.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ repository_setup (RepositoryFixture *fx,
   fx->repository = gi_repository_new ();
   g_assert_nonnull (fx->repository);
 
-  fx->gobject_typelib_dir = g_test_build_filename (G_TEST_BUILT, "..", "..", "introspection", NULL);
+  fx->gobject_typelib_dir = g_test_build_filename (G_TEST_BUILT, "..", "introspection", NULL);
   g_test_message ("Using GI_TYPELIB_DIR = %s", fx->gobject_typelib_dir);
   gi_repository_prepend_search_path (fx->repository, fx->gobject_typelib_dir);
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9e647fc54..0d3a56aa8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2532,9 +2532,6 @@ subdir('gobject')
 subdir('gthread')
 subdir('gmodule')
 subdir('gio')
-if enable_gir
-  subdir('introspection')
-endif
 subdir('girepository')
 subdir('fuzzing')