diff --git a/srcpkgs/GPaste/template b/srcpkgs/GPaste/template
index e5d1ff507eb..61929e51a6a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/GPaste/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/GPaste/template
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ build_helper="gir"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --with-gtk=3.0
  --with-controlcenterdir=/usr/share/gnome-control-center/keybindings
- $(vopt_enable gir introspection) $(vopt_enable gnome_shell gnome-shell-extension)
- $(vopt_enable vala vala)"
-hostmakedepends="gettext glib-devel pkg-config $(vopt_if vala vala)"
+ --enable-introspection --enable-vala $(vopt_enable gnome_shell gnome-shell-extension)"
+hostmakedepends="automake gettext glib-devel pkg-config vala"
 makedepends="appstream-glib-devel dbus-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel gtk+3-devel
  libglib-devel libXi-devel libXtst-devel libX11-devel harfbuzz-devel
- $(vopt_if gnome_shell gjs-devel) $(vopt_if gnome_shell mutter-devel) $(vopt_if vala vala-devel)"
+ $(vopt_if gnome_shell 'gjs-devel mutter-devel') vala-devel"
 short_desc="Clipboard management system"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
@@ -20,9 +19,9 @@ homepage="https://www.imagination-land.org/tags/GPaste.html"
 distfiles="https://www.imagination-land.org/files/gpaste/gpaste-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=a27d59fa3f34160389246983c7a8f3bec60c76bd04ff02e8f792cff41eff07ba
 
-build_options="gir gnome_shell vala"
+build_options="gnome_shell"
 desc_option_gnome_shell="Build GNOME Shell integration and extension"
-build_options_default="gir gnome_shell vala"
+build_options_default="gnome_shell"
 
 pre_build() {
 	export GIR_EXTRA_LIBS_PATH="${wrksrc}/lib/.libs"