diff --git a/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt-glib/0001-meson.build-allow-crosscompiling-gir-and-doc.patch b/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt-glib/0001-meson.build-allow-crosscompiling-gir-and-doc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd17bbbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt-glib/0001-meson.build-allow-crosscompiling-gir-and-doc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From 019d727990d41b5d7911895b75bcb021e4cca3c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Markus Volk <f_l_k@t-online.de>
+Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:23:08 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] meson.build: allow crosscompiling gir and doc
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe specific]
+
+Signed-off-by: Markus Volk <f_l_k@t-online.de>
+---
+ meson.build | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index 134feb6..a089f42 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ includedir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('includedir'))
+ 
+ # gobject introspection
+ gir = find_program('g-ir-scanner', required: get_option('introspection'))
+-enable_introspection = gir.found() and not meson.is_cross_build()
++enable_introspection = gir.found()
+ 
+ # vala
+ vapi_opt = get_option('vapi')
+@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endif
+ # gtk-doc
+ if not get_option('docs').disabled()
+   gtk_doc = find_program('gtkdoc-scan', required: get_option('docs'))
+-  enable_doc = gtk_doc.found() and not meson.is_cross_build()
++  enable_doc = gtk_doc.found()
+ else
+   enable_doc = false
+ endif
+-- 
+2.41.0
+
diff --git a/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt-glib_4.0.0.bb b/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt-glib_4.0.0.bb
index a5cd8276..7ca65a95 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt-glib_4.0.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt-glib_4.0.0.bb
@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://libvirt.org"
 LICENSE = "LGPL-2.1-only"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c"
 
-DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 libvirt libxml2"
+DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 libvirt libxml2 libxslt"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt-glib;protocol=https;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = " \
+	git://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt-glib;protocol=https;branch=master \
+	file://0001-meson.build-allow-crosscompiling-gir-and-doc.patch \
+"
 
 SRCREV = "e0bfc34682744a74b850fa217e9c206a9eb80612"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit meson pkgconfig gobject-introspection vala
-GIR_MESON_OPTION = ''
+inherit meson pkgconfig gobject-introspection gettext vala gtk-doc
+
+GIR_MESON_ENABLE_FLAG = 'enabled'
+GIR_MESON_DISABLE_FLAG = 'disabled'
+GTKDOC_MESON_ENABLE_FLAG = 'enabled'
+GTKDOC_MESON_DISABLE_FLAG = 'disabled'