diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
index fded42b243..7f576b4f8f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gobject-introspection'
 pkgname=gobject-introspection
 version=1.64.0
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=meson
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/${pkgname}/giscanner"
 hostmakedepends="flex pkg-config"
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ post_install() {
 	# For cross builds copy the not installed tests subdirectory
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		vmkdir usr/share/gobject-introspection-1.0
-		cp -aR ${wrksrc}/tests ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/gobject-introspection-1.0/
+		for f in scanner/annotation.? scanner/drawable.? scanner/foo.? \
+			scanner/regress.? scanner/utility.? scanner/warnlib.? \
+			gimarshallingtests.? gitestmacros.h; do
+			vcopy tests/$f usr/share/gobject-introspection-1.0
+		done
 	fi
 
 	# modify the pkg-config files to respect ${pc_sysrootdir} for variables that are