diff --git a/srcpkgs/kf6-kitemviews/patches/cross-designer.patch b/srcpkgs/kf6-kitemviews/patches/cross-designer.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6044242323d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kf6-kitemviews/patches/cross-designer.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ set(EXCLUDE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE_AND_AT 0 C
+ option(BUILD_QCH "Build API documentation in QCH format (for e.g. Qt Assistant, Qt Creator & KDevelop)" OFF)
+ add_feature_info(QCH ${BUILD_QCH} "API documentation in QCH format (for e.g. Qt Assistant, Qt Creator & KDevelop)")
+ 
+-cmake_dependent_option(BUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN "Build plugin for Qt Designer" ON "NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING" OFF)
++option(BUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN "Build plugin for Qt Designer" ON)
+ add_feature_info(DESIGNERPLUGIN ${BUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN} "Build plugin for Qt Designer")
+ 
+ set(kitemviews_version_header "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/kitemviews_version.h")
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kf6-kitemviews/template b/srcpkgs/kf6-kitemviews/template
index 184a3fe842b..7ad7198f2d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kf6-kitemviews/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kf6-kitemviews/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'kf6-kitemviews'
 pkgname=kf6-kitemviews
 version=6.14.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="$(vopt_bool designerplugin BUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN)"
+configure_args="-DBUILD_DESIGNERPLUGIN=ON -DKDE_INSTALL_QTPLUGINDIR=lib/qt6/plugins"
 hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules qt6-tools qt6-base"
-makedepends="qt6-base-devel"
+makedepends="qt6-base-devel qt6-tools-devel"
 short_desc="Set of item views extending the Qt model-view framework"
 maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
@@ -13,17 +13,6 @@ homepage="https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kitemviews"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/frameworks/${version%.*}/${pkgname#kf6-}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=997167402dbaa7885ae2aaa4cf8b5f409f57d50bce06a3b56c577e93a975ba4a
 
-build_options="designerplugin"
-
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="designerplugin"
-fi
-
-if [ "$build_option_designerplugin" ]; then
-	makedepends+=" qt6-tools-devel"
-	nocross="yes"
-fi
-
 kf6-kitemviews-devel_package() {
 	depends="$makedepends ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
@@ -31,8 +20,6 @@ kf6-kitemviews-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/cmake
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
-		if [ "$build_option_designerplugin" ]; then
-			vmove usr/lib/qt6/plugins/designer
-		fi
+		vmove usr/lib/qt6/plugins/designer
 	}
 }