diff --git a/srcpkgs/aravis/template b/srcpkgs/aravis/template
index 33709983cc8..5cc13d30181 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/aravis/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/aravis/template
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ pkgname=aravis
 version=0.8.33
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="-Ddocumentation=enabled"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config gobject-introspection gi-docgen gettext"
-makedepends="gtk+3-devel glib-devel libusb-devel zlib-devel libxml2-devel
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config gobject-introspection gi-docgen gettext glib-devel"
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel libglib-devel libusb-devel zlib-devel libxml2-devel
  gstreamer1-devel gst-plugins-base1-devel gi-docgen"
 checkdepends="python3-gobject"
 short_desc="Vision utilities for genicam based cameras"
@@ -17,10 +18,6 @@ checksum=d70b125666b23ca4c0f8986fa0786a3d2b9efb7a56b558b703083cdfaa793f4e
 # Network test causes timeout in CI
 make_check=ci-skip
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" glib-devel prelink-cross qemu-user"
-fi
-
 libaravis_package() {
 	short_desc="Vision library for genicam-based cameras"
 	pkg_install() {