diff --git a/srcpkgs/libdazzle/template b/srcpkgs/libdazzle/template
index 5ac09feefc9..9b807be9474 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libdazzle/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libdazzle/template
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 # Template file for 'libdazzle'
 pkgname=libdazzle
-version=3.36.0
+version=3.38.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
-configure_args="-Denable_gtk_doc=false -Dwith_vapi=$(vopt_if vala true false)
- -Dwith_introspection=$(vopt_if gir true false)"
-hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config $(vopt_if vala 'vala')"
+configure_args="-Denable_gtk_doc=false
+ $(vopt_bool gir with_vapi)
+ $(vopt_bool gir with_introspection)"
+hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config $(vopt_if gir vala)"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel libglib-devel"
 short_desc="Library to delight your users with fancy features"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle"
-changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GNOME/libdazzle/libdazzle-3-32/NEWS"
+changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle/-/raw/${version}/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/libdazzle/${version%.*}/libdazzle-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=82b31bbf550fc62970c78bf7f9d55e5fae5b8ea13b24fe2d13c8c6039409d958
+checksum=e18af28217943bcec106585298a91ec3da48aa3ad62fd0992f23f0c70cd1678f
 
-build_options="gir vala"
-build_options_default="gir vala"
+build_options="gir"
+build_options_default="gir"
+
+# needs X
+do_check() {
+	:
+}
 
 libdazzle-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision} gtk+3-devel"
@@ -28,8 +34,6 @@ libdazzle-devel_package() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
 			vmove usr/share/gir-1.0
-		fi
-		if [ "$build_option_vala" ]; then
 			vmove usr/share/vala
 		fi
 	}