diff --git glib/CMakeLists.txt glib/CMakeLists.txt
index 33c66082..53c47ce7 100644
--- glib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ glib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ if (HAVE_INTROSPECTION AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   include(GObjectIntrospectionMacros)
   set(INTROSPECTION_GIRS)
   set(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS "--add-include-path=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} --warn-all")
+  set(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS "--library-path=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
   set(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_ARGS "--includedir=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
   set(introspection_files ${poppler_glib_SRCS} ${poppler_glib_public_headers})