diff --git a/meta-xfce/recipes-xfce/packagegroups/packagegroup-xfce-extended.bb b/meta-xfce/recipes-xfce/packagegroups/packagegroup-xfce-extended.bb
index 4da2964e8a..711059c8c4 100644
--- a/meta-xfce/recipes-xfce/packagegroups/packagegroup-xfce-extended.bb
+++ b/meta-xfce/recipes-xfce/packagegroups/packagegroup-xfce-extended.bb
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ RRECOMMENDS:${PN} = " \
     xfce4-taskmanager \
     gigolo \
     mousepad \
-    catfish \
-    xfce4-panel-profiles \
+    ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "gobject-introspection-data", "catfish", "", d)} \
+    ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "gobject-introspection-data", "xfce4-panel-profiles", "", d)} \
 "