diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmbim/template b/srcpkgs/libmbim/template
index ac4922faf90..df866e98ec6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmbim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmbim/template
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ pkgname=libmbim
 version=1.32.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-build_helper="gir qemu"
-configure_args="-Dintrospection=true"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config help2man"
+build_helper="gir"
+configure_args="-Dintrospection=true $(vopt_bool man)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config $(vopt_if man help2man)"
 makedepends="glib-devel libgudev-devel bash-completion"
 short_desc="MBIM modem protocol helper library"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ homepage="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libmbim/"
 distfiles="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mobile-broadband/libmbim/-/archive/${version}/libmbim-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=47228f0c07dfb2fbf51e35eb60f12c22113ef6923a0e23fcae3b2a4efee5ed29
 
-build_options="gir"
+build_options="gir man"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" glib-devel"
+else
+	build_options_default+=" man"
 fi
 
 libmbim-devel_package() {