diff --git a/libnm/meson.build b/libnm/meson.build
index ac0b7dac1e..151ad9e87d 100644
--- a/libnm/meson.build
+++ b/libnm/meson.build
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ if enable_introspection
     input: libnm_gir[0],
     output: name,
     command: [generate_setting_docs_env, generate_setting_docs, '--lib-path', meson.current_build_dir(), '--gir', '@INPUT@', '--output', '@OUTPUT@'],
-    depends: libnm
+    depends: libnm_gir
   )
 
   name = 'nm-settings-docs.xml'
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ if enable_introspection
     input: libnm_gir[0],
     output: name,
     command: [generate_setting_docs_env, generate_setting_docs, '--lib-path', meson.current_build_dir(), '--gir', '@INPUT@', '--overrides', nm_settings_docs_overrides, '--output', '@OUTPUT@'],
-    depends: libnm
+    depends: libnm_gir
   )
 endif