diff --git a/subprojects/gst-devtools/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-devtools/docs/meson.build
index 560253e4cb..bff332831b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-devtools/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-devtools/docs/meson.build
@@ -72,4 +72,5 @@ libs_doc = [hotdoc.generate_doc('gst-devtools',
     gi_sources: [validate_gir[0].full_path()],
     disable_incremental_build: true,
     dependencies : [validate_dep],
+    depends: validate_gir[0],
 )]
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/docs/meson.build
index b2a1c7a684..2cee911c3b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-editing-services/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-editing-services/docs/meson.build
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ libs_doc = [hotdoc.generate_doc('gst-editing-services',
     gi_order_generated_subpages: true,
     dependencies: [ges_dep],
     disable_incremental_build: true,
+    depends: ges_gir[0],
 )]
 
 plugins_doc = []
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/meson.build
index 9666e01a96..080419fe51 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/meson.build
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ foreach lib_def: libs
                 dependencies: [lib, gir],
                 c_flags: '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API',
                 install: false,
+                depends: gir[0],
             )]
         endif
     else
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/meson.build
index 7626def03a..f799db98f4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/meson.build
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ foreach lib: libs
       gi_order_generated_subpages: true,
       dependencies: deps,
       install: false,
+      depends: gir[0],
   )]
 endforeach
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/docs/meson.build
index 0505a17390..b692cd0de5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/docs/meson.build
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ libs_doc = [hotdoc.generate_doc('gst-rtsp-server',
     gi_index: 'index.md',
     gi_smart_index: true,
     gi_order_generated_subpages: true,
+    depends: rtsp_server_gir[0],
 )]
 
 plugins_doc = [hotdoc.generate_doc('rtspclientsink',
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/docs/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer/docs/meson.build
index 3907d25c8b..4dad0d33b8 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/docs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/docs/meson.build
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ libs_doc = [hotdoc.generate_doc('gstreamer',
     gi_c_source_roots: [join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), '../gst/'), ],
     dependencies: [gst_dep, gmodule_dep],
     extra_assets: [join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'images')],
+    depends: gst_gir[0],
 )]
 
 libs = [
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ foreach lib: libs
       gi_order_generated_subpages: true,
       dependencies: deps,
       install: false,
+      depends: gir[0],
   )]
 endforeach