diff --git a/srcpkgs/libical/template b/srcpkgs/libical/template
index 56b815d5e31..1fce4161dc7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libical/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libical/template
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version=3.0.6
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
 build_helper="gir"
-configure_args="-DICAL_BUILD_DOCS=false"
+configure_args="-DICAL_BUILD_DOCS=false
+ $(vopt_if gir '-DGOBJECT_INTROSPECTION=true -DICAL_GLIB_VAPI=true')"
 hostmakedepends="libglib-devel libxml2-devel perl pkg-config $(vopt_if gir vala)"
 makedepends="libglib-devel libxml2-devel $(vopt_if gir vala-devel)"
 checkdepends="tzdata"
@@ -21,10 +22,6 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	configure_args+=" -DGOBJECT_INTROSPECTION=true -DICAL_GLIB_VAPI=true"
-fi
-
 libical-devel_package() {
 	depends="icu-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"