diff --git a/cogl/Makefile.am b/cogl/Makefile.am
index 9ba4e4f2c..4de6fae2b 100644
--- a/cogl/Makefile.am
+++ b/cogl/Makefile.am
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ 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) \
@@ -247,7 +248,6 @@ Cogl-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: Makefile $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libclutter-cog
 		--include=GObject-2.0 \
 		--library=libclutter-cogl.la \
 		--libtool="$(top_builddir)/libtool" \
-		--pkg gobject-2.0 \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(cogl_headers) cogl-enum-types.h