diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix
index 9947214bf7fc..a8f8535138e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gssdp/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gssdp";
   version = "1.4.0.1";
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) [ "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gssdp/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
@@ -44,13 +45,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dgtk_doc=true"
+    "-Dgtk_doc=${lib.boolToString (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)}"
     "-Dsniffer=false"
+    "-Dintrospection=${lib.boolToString (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)}"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  postFixup = ''
+  postFixup = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     # Move developer documentation to devdoc output.
     # Cannot be in postInstall, otherwise _multioutDocs hook in preFixup will move right back.
     find -L "$out/share/doc" -type f -regex '.*\.devhelp2?' -print0 \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp-igd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp-igd/default.nix
index 6eb44b9172ab..45e17704449d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp-igd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp-igd/default.nix
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gupnp-igd";
   version = "1.2.0";
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) [ "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "sha256-S1EgCYqhPt0ngYup7k1/6WG/VAv1DQVv9wPGFUXgK+E=";
   };
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     meson
@@ -41,7 +46,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dgtk_doc=true"
+    "-Dgtk_doc=${lib.boolToString (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)}"
+    "-Dintrospection=${lib.boolToString (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)}"
   ];
 
   # Seems to get stuck sometimes.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/default.nix
index 32f7c201fad4..1a77e50eb540 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gupnp/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gupnp";
   version = "1.4.0";
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) [ "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gupnp/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./0001-pkg-config-Declare-header-dependencies-as-public.patch
   ];
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja
@@ -58,7 +63,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dgtk_doc=true"
+    "-Dgtk_doc=${lib.boolToString (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)}"
+    "-Dintrospection=${lib.boolToString (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)}"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnice/default.nix
index 7c5043165f9d..87f2d7327125 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnice/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libnice";
   version = "0.1.18";
 
-  outputs = [ "bin" "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
+  outputs = [ "bin" "out" "dev" ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) [ "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://libnice.freedesktop.org/releases/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dgtk_doc=enabled" # Disabled by default as of libnice-0.1.15
+    "-Dgtk_doc=${if (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) then "enabled" else "disabled"}"
+    "-Dintrospection=${if (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform) then "enabled" else "disabled"}"
     "-Dexamples=disabled" # requires many dependencies and probably not useful for our users
   ];