diff --git a/srcpkgs/qemu/template b/srcpkgs/qemu/template
index d0d61ea7ef..aa202bc6f7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qemu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qemu/template
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ do_configure() {
 		$(vopt_if sdl "--with-sdlabi=1.2") \
 		$(vopt_if sdl2 "--with-sdlabi=2.0") \
 		$(vopt_enable smartcard) \
-		$(vopt_enable gtk3) ${args}
+		$(vopt_if gtk3 "--enable-gtk --with-gtkabi=3.0") ${args}
 }
 do_build() {
 	# Remove our strip(1) wrapper... E2BIG.