diff --git a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
index 53227e959f0..ade86c9f026 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libdbusmenu-glib/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'libdbusmenu-glib'
 pkgname=libdbusmenu-glib
 version=16.04.0
-revision=3
+revision=4
 wrksrc="libdbusmenu-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--disable-dumper --disable-static --disable-tests
  $(vopt_enable gir vala) $(vopt_enable gir introspection) HAVE_VALGRIND_FALSE=''"
 hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel glib-devel intltool libtool pkg-config
@@ -17,9 +18,7 @@ distfiles="${homepage}/${version%.*}/${version}/+download/libdbusmenu-${version}
 checksum=b9cc4a2acd74509435892823607d966d424bd9ad5d0b00938f27240a1bfa878a
 
 build_options="gir"
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="gir"
-fi
+build_options_default="gir"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi