diff --git a/srcpkgs/cogl/template b/srcpkgs/cogl/template
index 374de25b2f7..36a9874e8b2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cogl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cogl/template
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
 
+pre_build() {
+	export GIR_EXTRA_LIBS_PATH="${wrksrc}/cogl/.libs"
+}
+
 # Needs a GL environment
 do_check() {
 	: