diff --git a/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/patches/no-gir-automagic.patch b/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/patches/no-gir-automagic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0135214edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/patches/no-gir-automagic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index e738c55..e1b8d93 100644
+--- meson.build
++++ meson.build
+@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ rt_lib = cc.find_library('rt', required : false)
+ gir = find_program('g-ir-scanner', required : get_option('introspection'))
+ gnome = import('gnome')
+ 
+-build_gir = gir.found() and not meson.is_cross_build()
++build_gir = gir.found()
+ 
+ gir_init_section = [ '--add-init-section=extern void gst_init(gint*,gchar**);' + \
+     'g_setenv("GST_REGISTRY_DISABLE", "yes", TRUE);' + \
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/template b/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/template
index 4f419e38488..4bcdf03012b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gstreamer1/template
@@ -1,40 +1,34 @@
 # Template file for 'gstreamer1'
 pkgname=gstreamer1
-version=1.14.5
+version=1.16.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="gstreamer-${version}"
-build_style=gnu-configure
+build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
-configure_args="--disable-valgrind --enable-docbook
- --with-package-origin=http://www.voidlinux.org $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel libtool pkg-config flex python
- docbook-xsl glib-devel"
-makedepends="libxml2-devel libglib-devel"
+configure_args="-Dptp-helper-permissions=capabilities
+ -Dpackage-origin=https://www.voidlinux.org -Ddbghelp=disabled
+ -Dintrospection=$(vopt_if gir enabled disabled)
+ -Dgtk_doc=$(vopt_if gtk_doc enabled disabled)"
+hostmakedepends="gettext-devel pkg-config flex python docbook-xsl glib-devel
+ libcap-progs $(vopt_if gtk_doc gtk-doc)"
+makedepends="libxml2-devel libglib-devel gtk+3-devel libcap-devel libunwind-devel
+ bash-completion"
 short_desc="Core GStreamer libraries and elements (1.x)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org"
 distfiles="${homepage}/src/gstreamer/gstreamer-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=e40888752883177e97b2d90cd68591f87ccd213dc0178ff721d80a4cdaad34b5
+checksum=0e8e2f7118be437cba879353970cf83c2acced825ecb9275ba05d9186ef07c00
 
 # Package build options
-build_options="gir"
+build_options="gir gtk_doc"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
-pre_configure() {
-	# Remove a non-existing include path from the gstreamer.pc.in file,
-	# or otherwise building pkgs which enable -Werror fail to build with
-	# gcc-6.2.1 which issues a warning for non existing -I/some/path args.
-	# There is no ./usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/include path in this pkg.
-	sed -i pkgconfig/gstreamer.pc.in \
-		-e 's; -I${libdir}/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@/include;;'
-	NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
-}
+desc_option_gtk_doc="Build GTK Documentation with gtk-doc"
 
-pre_build() {
-	 # Export paths for gobject introspection
-	 export GIR_EXTRA_LIBS_PATH="${wrksrc}/gst/.libs:${wrksrc}/libs/gst/base/.libs"
-}
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	build_options_default+=" gtk_doc"
+fi
 
 gstreamer1-devel_package() {
 	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
@@ -43,7 +37,9 @@ gstreamer1-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
-		vmove usr/share/gtk-doc
+		if [ "$build_option_gtk_doc" ]; then
+			vmove usr/share/gtk-doc
+		fi
 		vmove usr/share/aclocal
 		if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
 			vmove "usr/share/gir*"