diff --git a/src/lib/clapper-gtk/meson.build b/src/lib/clapper-gtk/meson.build
index 026422dc..f2dacb82 100644
--- a/src/lib/clapper-gtk/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/clapper-gtk/meson.build
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ if build_gir
       clappergtk_enums,
     ],
     extra_args: [
+      gir_init_section,
       '--quiet',
       '--warn-all',
       '-DCLAPPER_GTK_COMPILATION',
diff --git a/src/lib/clapper/meson.build b/src/lib/clapper/meson.build
index 8e2d1afd..77de1517 100644
--- a/src/lib/clapper/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/clapper/meson.build
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ if build_gir
       clapper_enums,
     ],
     extra_args: [
+      gir_init_section,
       '--quiet',
       '--warn-all',
       '-DCLAPPER_COMPILATION',
diff --git a/src/lib/meson.build b/src/lib/meson.build
index fc93cc90..70569fb3 100644
--- a/src/lib/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/meson.build
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ build_gir = (gir.found() and not get_option('introspection').disabled())
 vapigen = find_program('vapigen', required: get_option('vapi'))
 build_vapi = (vapigen.found() and not get_option('vapi').disabled())
 
+gir_init_section = '--add-init-section=extern void gst_init(gint*,gchar**);' + \
+  'g_setenv("GST_REGISTRY_1.0", "@0@", TRUE);'.format(meson.current_build_dir() + '/gir_empty_registry.reg') + \
+  'g_setenv("GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0", "", TRUE);' + \
+  'g_setenv("GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0", "", TRUE);' + \
+  'gst_init(NULL,NULL);'
+
 subdir('gst')
 subdir('clapper')
 subdir('clapper-gtk')