diff --git a/gdk/Makefile.am b/gdk/Makefile.am
index 8cba98d585..b344dfe757 100644
--- a/gdk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gdk/Makefile.am
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ Gdk_3_0_gir_INCLUDES = Gio-2.0 GdkPixbuf-2.0 Pango-1.0 cairo-1.0
 Gdk_3_0_gir_LIBS = libgdk-3.0.la
 Gdk_3_0_gir_FILES = $(introspection_files)
 Gdk_3_0_gir_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES)
+Gdk_3_0_gir_EXPORT_PACKAGES = gdk-3.0
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS += Gdk-3.0.gir
 
 if USE_X11
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ GdkX11_3_0_gir_INCLUDES = Gio-2.0 Gdk-3.0 GdkPixbuf-2.0 Pango-1.0 xlib-2.0
 GdkX11_3_0_gir_LIBS = libgdk-3.0.la
 GdkX11_3_0_gir_FILES = $(x11_introspection_files)
 GdkX11_3_0_gir_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) -L$(top_builddir)/gdk
+GdkX11_3_0_gir_EXPORT_PACKAGES = gdk-x11-3.0
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS += GdkX11-3.0.gir
 
 endif # USE_X11
diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.am b/gtk/Makefile.am
index 98f4cbc8e5..db679bb7f2 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ Gtk_3_0_gir_CFLAGS = \
 		-DGTK_TEXT_USE_INTERNAL_UNSUPPORTED_API
 Gtk_3_0_gir_LIBS = libgtk-3.0.la
 Gtk_3_0_gir_FILES = $(introspection_files)
+Gtk_3_0_gir_EXPORT_PACKAGES = gtk+-3.0
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS += Gtk-3.0.gir
 
 girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0