diff --git a/srcpkgs/pluma/template b/srcpkgs/pluma/template
index 45f502f5bf2..e783d7d757d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pluma/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pluma/template
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'pluma'
 pkgname=pluma
 version=1.10.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 --enable-python"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool"
+configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 $(vopt_enable python)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool glib-devel"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel enchant-devel libSM-devel mate-desktop-devel
- gtksourceview2-devel libsoup-devel pygtk-devel pygtksourceview iso-codes"
-depends="pygtksourceview desktop-file-utils iso-codes zenity"
+ gtksourceview2-devel libsoup-devel iso-codes
+ $(vopt_if python 'pygtk-devel pygtksourceview')"
+depends="$(vopt_if python pygtksourceview) desktop-file-utils iso-codes zenity"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/pluma/plugins"
 short_desc="A powerful text editor for MATE"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=c0614334dc99e5dde73cbda6cb561cb1a5dc3e3269d74a4134095f9abf73c89a
 
+build_options="python"
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	build_options_default="python"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	# ACCESSPERMS is glibc specific... unportable.
 	sed -i 's,ACCESSPERMS,(S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IRWXO),g' tests/document-saver.c