diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-builder/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-builder/template
index 74ecd4f3474..8c8c015d8a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-builder/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-builder/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=gnome-builder
 version=3.34.1
 revision=6
 build_style=meson
+build_helper=qemu
 configure_args="-Dwith_webkit=true -Dwith_sysprof=true -Dhelp=true"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config appdata-tools desktop-file-utils flex gobject-introspection
  gspell-devel llvm mm-common vala python3-Sphinx python3-sphinx_rtd_theme gettext"
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-builder/raw/gnome-builder-3-34/N
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=0b6e461057ea8151e80524c0ea7ef1cb948e92afda9dc6bd33ae3392f04501a4
 patch_args="-Np1"
-nocross="Cannot build gresources on cross musl, unresolvable shlibs on glibc cross"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl)