diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-menus/template b/srcpkgs/mate-menus/template
index c67f08e8295..e6eca360220 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-menus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-menus/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'mate-menus'
 pkgname=mate-menus
 version=1.10.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static --enable-python"
+configure_args="--disable-static $(vopt_enable python)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool"
-makedepends="python-devel glib-devel $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
+makedepends="libglib-devel $(vopt_if python python-devel) $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 short_desc="MATE menu specifications"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-2"
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ homepage="http://mate-desktop.org"
 distfiles="http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=dc0832bdcc60354ccfc6e898cf167b7f45778825ef2011d7fe849c10ed0ae759
 
-build_options="gir"
+build_options="gir python"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="gir"
+	build_options_default="gir python"
 fi
 
 mate-menus-devel_package() {