diff --git a/srcpkgs/appstream-glib/patches/0003-fix-as-compilation.patch b/srcpkgs/appstream-glib/patches/0003-fix-as-compilation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ccc031b29a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/appstream-glib/patches/0003-fix-as-compilation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/libappstream-glib/meson.build b/libappstream-glib/meson.build
+index 37d4747..3555fa0 100644
+--- libappstream-glib/meson.build
++++ libappstream-glib/meson.build
+@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ if get_option('introspection')
+       'Gio-2.0',
+       'GdkPixbuf-2.0'
+     ],
++    extra_args : [
++      '-DAS_COMPILATION',
++    ],
+     link_with : asglib,
+     install : true,
+   )
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/appstream-glib/template b/srcpkgs/appstream-glib/template
index f515e15c9d7..0841b9561ad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/appstream-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/appstream-glib/template
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'appstream-glib'
 pkgname=appstream-glib
 version=0.7.14
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="-Dgtk-doc=false -Drpm=false -Dstemmer=false
  -Dintrospection=$(vopt_if gir true false)"
-hostmakedepends="gcab gperf pkg-config $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection')"
+hostmakedepends="gcab gperf pkg-config glib-devel"
 makedepends="gcab-devel gtk+3-devel json-glib-devel libarchive-devel
  libsoup-devel libyaml-devel"
 short_desc="Install and update applications"
@@ -17,12 +18,12 @@ distfiles="${homepage}/releases/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=6dccad15f9d9a59dec6d259170a2010ee4a4b87475335a122a5d8b5e654a1a58
 
 build_options="gir"
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="gir"
-else
-	# glib-resources-compile
-	hostmakedepends+=" glib-devel"
-fi
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64-musl) build_options_default+=" gir" ;;
+	*-musl) ;;
+	*) build_options_default+=" gir" ;;
+esac
 
 post_install() {
 	rm -rf -- "${DESTDIR}"/usr/share/installed-tests