diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
index 96d4076e8a7..cc3478f1784 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 # Template file for 'gnome-characters'
 pkgname=gnome-characters
 version=3.30.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="glib-devel gobject-introspection intltool itstool pkg-config"
-makedepends="gjs-devel glib-devel gtk+3-devel libunistring-devel"
-depends="gjs gnome-desktop"
+build_helper="gir"
+hostmakedepends="gjs glib-devel intltool itstool pkgconf"
+makedepends="gjs-devel libglib-devel gtk+3-devel libunistring-devel"
+depends="gnome-desktop"
 short_desc="Utility to find and insert unusual characters for GNOME"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 #changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GNOME/gnome-characters/master/NEWS"
-homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Characters"
+homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/CharacterMap"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=b78d9e52c43c1f8ec06deaf8e8de749c055897db6841ccc5f25e3f1ed3f89c21
-nocross="hard depends on gobject-introspection"
 lib32disabled=yes
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	i686-musl|x86_64-musl) ;;
+	*-musl) broken="hard depends on gobject-introspection" ;;
+esac