diff --git a/srcpkgs/polkit/template b/srcpkgs/polkit/template
index c040185fccf..75ce14d508d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/polkit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/polkit/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ make_dirs="
  /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d 0700 polkitd polkitd"
 hostmakedepends="autoconf-archive automake gettext-devel git glib-devel
  gobject-introspection gtk-doc intltool libtool pkg-config"
-makedepends="gobject-introspection mozjs52-devel pam-devel"
+makedepends="mozjs52-devel pam-devel"
 short_desc="Authorization Toolkit"
 maintainer="Rasmus Thomsen <rasmus.thomsen@protonmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ post_configure() {
 }
 
 post_install() {
+	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+		# Move gir-1.0 files erroneously installed in
+		# a ${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}/ prefixed subdir
+		mv -v ${DESTDIR}/usr/{${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}/usr,}/share/gir-1.0
+	fi
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/polkit-1.pam 644 etc/pam.d polkit-1
 	vsv polkitd
 }