diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/template b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/template
index 1ac8bd90001..86801942e3a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection-bootstrap/template
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pkgname=gobject-introspection-bootstrap
 version=1.80.1
 revision=2
 build_style=meson
+build_helper="qemu"
 configure_args="-Dbuild_introspection_data=false"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/gobject-introspection/giscanner"
 hostmakedepends="flex pkg-config"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ conflicts="libgirepository libgirepository-devel gobject-introspection"
 noverifyrdeps=yes
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" gobject-introspection-bootstrap qemu-user prelink-cross"
+	hostmakedepends+=" gobject-introspection-bootstrap prelink-cross"
 	configure_args+=" -Dgi_cross_use_prebuilt_gi=true
 	 -Dgi_cross_binary_wrapper=/usr/bin/g-ir-scanner-qemuwrapper
 	 -Dgi_cross_ldd_wrapper=/usr/bin/g-ir-scanner-lddwrapper