diff --git a/clutter/Makefile.am b/clutter/Makefile.am
index b68d574c3..ef1451fc5 100644
--- a/clutter/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/Makefile.am
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ if HAVE_INTROSPECTION
 Clutter-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: Makefile $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libclutter-@CLUTTER_SONAME_INFIX@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la
 	$(QUIET_SCAN)$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS) \
-		--quiet \
 		--namespace Clutter --nsversion=@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@ \
 		$(INCLUDES) \
 		$(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
@@ -394,7 +393,6 @@ BUILT_GIRSOURCES += Cogl-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir
 Cally-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: Makefile $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) Clutter-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir
 	$(QUIET_SCAN)$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS) \
-		--quiet \
 		--namespace Cally --nsversion=@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@ \
 		$(INCLUDES) \
 		$(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am b/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
index 440b6ab7e..696f3a4f7 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ if HAVE_INTROSPECTION
 Cogl-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: Makefile $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libclutter-cogl.la
 	$(QUIET_SCAN)$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS) \
-		--quiet \
 		--namespace Cogl --nsversion=@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@ \
 		$(INCLUDES) \
 		$(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
diff --git a/clutter/json/Makefile.am b/clutter/json/Makefile.am
index bac66446d..d3f254a89 100644
--- a/clutter/json/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/json/Makefile.am
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ BUILT_GIRSOURCES =
 ClutterJson-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libclutter-json.la
 	$(QUIET_SCAN)$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS) \
-		--quiet \
 		--namespace ClutterJson --nsversion=@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@ \
 		$(INCLUDES) \
 		--add-include-path=$(srcdir) --add-include-path=. \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0e7a92996..b352e75c1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -983,6 +983,13 @@ dnl === GObject-Introspection check ===========================================
 
 GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_CHECK([0.6.14])
 
+# --quiet has been added in in the 0.9.1 development cycle.
+PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([gobject-introspection-1.0 >= 0.9.2],
+                 [
+                   INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS="$INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS --quiet"
+                   AC_SUBST(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS)
+                 ])
+
 dnl === GTK Doc check =========================================================
 
 GTK_DOC_CHECK([1.13], [--flavour no-tmpl])