diff --git a/srcpkgs/tepl/template b/srcpkgs/tepl/template
index c9d5ee69ebc..157b3bdc2be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tepl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tepl/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'tepl'
 pkgname=tepl
 version=4.2.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="$(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
+hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config"
 makedepends="amtk-devel libglib-devel gtksourceview4-devel gtk+3-devel
  libxml2-devel uchardet-devel"
 short_desc="Text editor product line"
@@ -15,9 +16,12 @@ distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=8839d4428ecdd87fd5abc657ebbe5a9601a57262e9946845e47dec264e669ccd
 
 build_options="gir"
-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
 
 do_check() {
 	# Need X