diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgexiv2/template b/srcpkgs/libgexiv2/template
index 6de4c5092ef..fc2fe09b8e4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgexiv2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgexiv2/template
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'libgexiv2'
 pkgname=libgexiv2
 version=0.10.10
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="${pkgname/lib/}-${version}"
 build_style=meson
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="-Ddisable-introspection=$(vopt_if gir false true)
  -Ddisable-vala=$(vopt_if vala false true) -Denable-gtk-doc=false"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection')"
-makedepends="libglib-devel exiv2-devel $(vopt_if gir 'vala-devel')"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel $(vopt_if vala 'vala')"
+makedepends="libglib-devel exiv2-devel"
 short_desc="GObject-based wrapper around the Exiv2 library"
 maintainer="Rasmus Thomsen <rasmus.thomsen@protonmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
@@ -16,9 +17,12 @@ distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gexiv2/${version%.*}/${pkgname/lib/}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=7d9ad7147ab51ab691edf043c44a0a44de4088c48a12d9c23c26939710e66ce1
 
 build_options="gir vala"
-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
 
 libgexiv2-devel_package() {
 	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"