diff --git a/srcpkgs/projectM/template b/srcpkgs/projectM/template
index d7e5c0fa54..6d9fc6a0a9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/projectM/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/projectM/template
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'projectM'
 pkgname=projectM
 version=3.1.7
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--datadir=/usr/libexec"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config qt5-host-tools automake libtool which"
+build_helper=qmake
+configure_args="--datadir=/usr/libexec --enable-qt --enable-pulseaudio
+ --enable-jack --enable-sdl"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config qt5-host-tools automake libtool which qt5-qmake
+ qt5-tools-devel"
 makedepends="pulseaudio-devel alsa-lib-devel glew-devel ftgl-devel libXext-devel
  SDL2-devel gtkglext-devel jack-devel qt5-tools-devel libvisual-devel glm
  MesaLib-devel glu-devel"
@@ -21,11 +24,9 @@ if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 fi
 
 post_install() {
-	if [ ! "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		# fix location of desktop files
-		# TODO: find out why these files aren't generated for the cross build
-		mv $DESTDIR/usr/libexec/{applications,icons} $DESTDIR/usr/share
-	fi
+	# fix location of desktop files
+	vmkdir usr/share
+	mv $DESTDIR/usr/libexec/{applications,icons} $DESTDIR/usr/share
 }
 
 projectM-devel_package() {