diff --git a/srcpkgs/xapps/template b/srcpkgs/xapps/template
index de9403ed472..3087f7cf4f2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xapps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xapps/template
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ homepage="https://github.com/linuxmint/xapps"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxmint/xapps/master/debian/changelog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/linuxmint/xapps/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=6b139fba9b7a185ee9d3c81e5096591316b3e3b793ea448a3b49fb3cc1b9a706
+nocross="gobject-introspection"
 
 xapps-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"