diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-panel/template b/srcpkgs/mate-panel/template
index 0ae23a5b784..fda12e3ab93 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-panel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-panel/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-gtk=2.0 --disable-static --disable-schemas-compile
  --enable-network-manager $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool $(vopt_enable gir gobject-introspection)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel libcaja-devel libwnck2-devel libcanberra-devel libSM-devel
  libmateweather-devel librsvg-devel libXau-devel libmarco-devel mate-menus-devel
  dbus-glib-devel mate-desktop-devel NetworkManager-devel"