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
   ];