diff --git a/srcpkgs/eom/template b/srcpkgs/eom/template
index ef9a7f8adad..c875d047662 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/eom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/eom/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'eom'
 pkgname=eom
 version=1.20.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-schemas-compile $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="dbus-glib-devel mate-common
- $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection')"
+build_helper="gir"
+configure_args="--disable-schemas-compile --enable-introspection"
+hostmakedepends="dbus-glib-devel mate-common"
 makedepends="dbus-glib-devel exempi-devel libexif-devel libpeas-devel
  librsvg-devel mate-desktop-devel mate-icon-theme"
 depends="dbus mate-icon-theme"
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=05f07cf2702c14938a11dd829aa9768261041ae56fabc28141f6c71697d38010
-nocross="libgirepository-devel is nocross"
 
-build_options="gir"
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="gir"
-fi
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64-musl) ;;
+	*-musl) broken="gobject-introspection" ;;
+esac
 
 eom-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ eom-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
 		vmove usr/share/gtk-doc
-		if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
-			vmove usr/share/gir-1.0
-		fi
+		vmove usr/share/gir-1.0
 	}
 }