diff --git a/srcpkgs/gupnp-igd/template b/srcpkgs/gupnp-igd/template
index 22c2df65567..745ccdca2a2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gupnp-igd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gupnp-igd/template
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'gupnp-igd'
 pkgname=gupnp-igd
 version=0.2.5
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--disable-python --disable-static $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
 hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config glib-devel libtool gobject-introspection"
 makedepends="libglib-devel libxml2-devel libsoup-devel gssdp-devel gupnp-devel"
@@ -15,11 +16,7 @@ checksum=8b4a1aa38bacbcac2c1755153147ead7ee9af7d4d1f544b6577cfc35e10e3b20
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"
-
-# Disable gir for cross builds.
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="gir"
-fi
+build_options_default="gir"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi