diff --git a/srcpkgs/polkit-elogind/template b/srcpkgs/polkit-elogind/template
index 6ce525d469..2587ca0cbc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/polkit-elogind/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/polkit-elogind/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=0.115
 revision=4
 wrksrc="polkit-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="$(vopt_enable gir introspection) --disable-static
  --with-authfw=pam --with-os-type=void --with-mozjs=mozjs-52.0"
 make_dirs="
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ post_install() {
 	rm -r $DESTDIR/usr/include
 	rm -r $DESTDIR/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
-		rm -r $DESTDIR/usr/share/gir-*
+		rm -rf $DESTDIR/usr/share/gir-*
 	fi
 	rm -r $DESTDIR/usr/lib/*.so
 }