diff --git a/srcpkgs/eog/template b/srcpkgs/eog/template
index 8358f8def50..38178b01285 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/eog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/eog/template
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'eog'
 pkgname=eog
 version=3.14.3
-revision=1
+revision=2
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils itstool gobject-introspection"
+build_options="gir"
+configure_args="$(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils itstool
+ $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="
  gnome-desktop-devel>=3.14 libpeas-devel>=1.9 lcms2-devel exempi-devel
- libexif-devel librsvg-devel gnome-icon-theme shared-mime-info"
-depends="hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils gnome-icon-theme shared-mime-info"
+ libexif-devel librsvg-devel"
+depends="hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils shared-mime-info"
 short_desc="Eye of GNOME graphics viewer program"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnome.org"
@@ -16,6 +19,10 @@ license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/eog/${version%.*}/eog-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=c05a3c0a75c3c5d42f41eadca9e23753d1fa59bc37fb5826909b468b9be1cf59
 
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	build_options_default="gir"
+fi
+
 eog-devel_package() {
 	depends="gtk+3-devel"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
@@ -23,6 +30,8 @@ eog-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove usr/share/gtk-doc
-		vmove usr/share/eog/gir-1.0
+		if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
+			vmove usr/share/eog/gir-1.0
+		fi
 	}
 }