diff --git a/srcpkgs/grilo/template b/srcpkgs/grilo/template
index 8a2d6f314c0..0e75a6eb00b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/grilo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/grilo/template
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'grilo'
 pkgname=grilo
 version=0.3.7
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="-Denable-introspection=$(vopt_if gir true false)
  -Denable-vala=$(vopt_if gir true false)"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel"
-makedepends="gtk+3-devel libxml2-devel libsoup-devel liboauth-devel totem-pl-parser-devel
- $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection) $(vopt_if vala vala-devel)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel $(vopt_if vala vala)"
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel libxml2-devel libsoup-devel liboauth-devel
+ totem-pl-parser-devel"
 short_desc="Framework focused on making media discovery and browsing easy"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
@@ -18,10 +19,11 @@ checksum=ea3baf71692df177649a968635ed2bc39855c34c327274245c240f726831e9b7
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir vala"
 
-# Disable gir for cross builds.
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="gir vala"
-fi
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64-musl) build_options_default+=" gir vala" ;;
+	*-musl) ;;
+	*) build_options_default+=" gir vala" ;;
+esac
 
 grilo-devel_package() {
 	depends="${makedepends} grilo>=${version}_${revision}"