diff --git a/srcpkgs/pluma/template b/srcpkgs/pluma/template
index f59858cf248..bcf2d4a35d7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pluma/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pluma/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=pluma
 version=1.23.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper=gir
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/pluma/plugins"
 hostmakedepends="gobject-introspection mate-common
  automake libtool"
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=824bd32ca335d3bb16ad076fffdecd4414add80e445df523ed01b2dfd0c4e009
-nocross="gobject-introspection from libpeas"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi