diff --git a/srcpkgs/bijiben/template b/srcpkgs/bijiben/template
index 730053b5d1c..8bb3e64069f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bijiben/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bijiben/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'bijiben'
 pkgname=bijiben
-version=3.36.1
+version=3.36.3
 revision=1
 build_helper="gir"
 build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="itstool pkg-config gettext"
+configure_args="-Dzeitgeist=true"
+hostmakedepends="itstool pkg-config gettext glib-devel"
 makedepends="clutter-gtk-devel evolution-devel tracker-devel webkit2gtk-devel
  zeitgeist-devel libhandy-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils tracker zeitgeist"
@@ -14,5 +15,8 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Notes"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GNOME/bijiben/gnome-${version%.*}/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=212f66a3d2c717dfb3d37220426178089395da23ef9f3d051713aaf6597a4110
-nocross="evolution-data-server cross"
+checksum=70e9b621e11bf7af6c6248f8c99830f6ffbff605fb43a848d26880e7e1b52dd6
+
+pre_build() {
+	ninja -C build src/libbiji/biji-marshalers.h
+}