diff --git a/srcpkgs/libchamplain/template b/srcpkgs/libchamplain/template
index b70c75bc4f5..2036657853f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libchamplain/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libchamplain/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'libchamplain'
 pkgname=libchamplain
-version=0.12.8
+version=0.12.9
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
+configure_args="$(vopt_enable gir introspection) --disable-static"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="libsoup-gnome-devel gtk+3-devel clutter-gtk-devel>=1.5.2 sqlite-devel"
 short_desc="Library aimed to provide a Clutter widget to display rasterized maps"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://projects.gnome.org/libchamplain/"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/0.12/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=cc826fb92f7e362ba781a7301f3e269e4cb837bb9c6684670c5cd2e170435912
+checksum=b25ce832334976c07bf9564bf7f31e628881c69cf871a256cf4530cb277917e3
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
 fi
 
-if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
-	configure_args+=" --enable-introspection"
-	makedepends+=" gobject-introspection"
-else
-	configure_args+=" --disable-introspection"
-fi
-
 libchamplain-devel_package() {
 	depends="libsoup-gnome-devel gtk+3-devel clutter-gtk-devel>=1.5.2
 		 json-glib-devel sqlite-devel