diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-calculator/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-calculator/template
index 90b55da41f..66b07ad01e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-calculator/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-calculator/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=gnome-calculator
 version=3.35.2
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
+build_helper="gir"
 hostmakedepends="cmake glib-devel itstool pkg-config vala"
 makedepends="gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel gtksourceview4-devel libgee-devel
  libmpc-devel libsoup-devel"