diff --git a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
index 548999f263b..fdf56d21bb1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/webkit2gtk/template
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default+=" gir"
 else
 	# Make cmake detect Ruby headers in cross base
-	configure_args+=" -DRUBY_CONFIG_INCLUDE_DIR=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/ruby-2.2.0"
+	configure_args+=" -DRUBY_VERSION=2.4 -DRUBY_CONFIG_INCLUDE_DIR=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/ruby-2.4.0"
 	# Fix non-working target CPU detection
 	configure_args+=" -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE%-musl}"
 fi