diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-gobject/template b/srcpkgs/python-gobject/template
index 8a13709828f..ce9ae9f0936 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-gobject/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-gobject/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'python-gobject'
 pkgname=python-gobject
-version=3.28.3
+version=3.30.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="pygobject-${version}"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config gobject-introspection"
+hostmakedepends="gobject-introspection meson pkg-config"
 makedepends="libglib-devel python-cairo-devel python3-cairo-devel"
 depends="gir-freedesktop python-cairo"
 pycompile_module="gi pygtkcompat"
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://pygobject.readthedocs.io/"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/pygobject/${version%.*}/pygobject-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=3dd3e21015d06e00482ea665fc1733b77e754a6ab656a5db5d7f7bfaf31ad0b0
+checksum=e1335b70e36885bf1ae207ec1283a369b8fc3e080688046c1edb5a676edc11ce
 
+# Also, we don't do any meson cross specific stuff here
 nocross="http://build.voidlinux.eu/builders/armv7l_builder/builds/8676/steps/shell_3/logs/stdio"
 
 pre_configure() {
@@ -25,21 +26,21 @@ pre_configure() {
 do_configure() {
 	for pyver in $py2_ver $py3_ver; do
 		cd ${wrksrc}/gi-${pyver}
-		./configure ${configure_args} --with-python=/usr/bin/python${pyver}
+		meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=plain -Dpython=python${pyver} . build
 	done
 }
 
 do_build() {
 	for pyver in $py2_ver $py3_ver; do
 		cd ${wrksrc}/gi-${pyver}
-		make ${makejobs}
+		ninja -C build ${makejobs}
 	done
 }
 
 do_install() {
 	for pyver in $py2_ver $py3_ver; do
 		cd ${wrksrc}/gi-${pyver}
-		make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
+		DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} ninja -C build install
 	done
 }