diff --git a/srcpkgs/muffin/template b/srcpkgs/muffin/template
index bbcec2ae72f..85b1049168a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/muffin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/muffin/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=muffin
 version=4.2.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper=gir
 configure_args="--disable-static --disable-schemas-compile --disable-gtk-doc
  --enable-compile-warnings=minimum ac_cv_path_ZENITY=/usr/bin/zenity"
 hostmakedepends="automake gdk-pixbuf-devel gettext-devel glib-devel
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/linuxmint/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=08c64a7a951fc526d96b4e3b6b53997328904ae2430aad4c2611a4f130a5bd16
 shlib_provides="libmuffin-clutter-0.so libmuffin-cogl-pango-0.so
  libmuffin-cogl-path-0.so libmuffin-cogl-0.so"
-nocross="gobject-introspection"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh