diff --git a/srcpkgs/Thunar/template b/srcpkgs/Thunar/template
index f0f2c4c88dc..e539c861045 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Thunar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Thunar/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=Thunar
 version=1.8.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--enable-gio-unix --enable-gudev
  --enable-exif --enable-pcre --disable-static --enable-notifications"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"