diff --git a/srcpkgs/libfprint/template b/srcpkgs/libfprint/template
index 66c9c628e46..33ac4c2a057 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libfprint/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libfprint/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.94.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc=libfprint-v$version
 build_style=meson
-build_helper=gir
+build_helper="gir qemu"
 configure_args="-Dudev_rules=disabled -Dx11-examples=false -Dgtk-examples=false -Ddoc=false"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel"
 makedepends="libusb-devel nss-devel glib-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel pixman-devel