diff --git a/srcpkgs/GPaste/template b/srcpkgs/GPaste/template
index b9bfd680316..0d0a3f0a5ac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/GPaste/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/GPaste/template
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.imagination-land.org/tags/GPaste.html"
 distfiles="https://www.imagination-land.org/files/gpaste/gpaste-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=a0972a41d70c73b854378a5f6484df0cb2596c85d196bc2ba5ab82fe0c5abd8c
+build_helper=gir
 
 build_options="gnome_shell"
 desc_option_gnome_shell="Build GNOME Shell integration and extension"