diff --git a/srcpkgs/indicator-doom-cpu/template b/srcpkgs/indicator-doom-cpu/template
index 25cd68cd504..9ae68e40a0f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/indicator-doom-cpu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/indicator-doom-cpu/template
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ short_desc="CPU load indicator showing the dying face from the video game DOOM"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="https://github.com/ebruck/indicator-doom-cpu"
-distfiles="$homepage/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=87dcb082c5032518b2616c85967ac92cf3618b6e0276266ec413537b6256c7d5
+nocross="gobject-introspection"
 
 do_install() {
 	vinstall $pkgname 755 usr/share/indicator-doom-cpu