diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdl/template b/srcpkgs/gdl/template
index 8e6374cabdf..b35156acf11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdl/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'gdl'
 pkgname=gdl
 version=3.28.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="$(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel"
 makedepends="libxml2-devel gtk+3-devel"
 short_desc="GNOME Docking Library"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -16,10 +17,11 @@ checksum=52cc98ecc105148467b3b2b4e0d27ae484b1b6710d53413f771ed07ef1b737b6
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"
 
-# Disable gir for cross builds.
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="gir"
-fi
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64-musl) build_options_default+=" gir" ;;
+	*-musl) ;;
+	*) build_options_default+=" gir" ;;
+esac
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed 's,-I$(includedir),,g' -i gdl/Makefile