diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgudev/template b/srcpkgs/libgudev/template
index 0605601360a..88534310375 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgudev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgudev/template
@@ -4,23 +4,40 @@
 unset -f systemd_package systemd-libs_package systemd-devel_package
 unset -f libudev_package libudev-devel_package post_install
 
-# XXX keep ${version} and ${revision} sync with systemd/template.
 pkgname=libgudev
 version=208
-revision=4
+revision=5
 wrksrc="systemd-${version}"
-configure_args+=" --enable-gudev --with-python --enable-introspection"
+configure_args+=" --enable-gudev --with-python"
 short_desc="GUdev shared library"
 
-hostmakedepends+=" gobject-introspection"
+hostmakedepends+=" glib-devel python-devel"
 makedepends+=" libglib-devel python-devel"
 
+# Package build options
+build_options="gir"
+desc_option_gir="Enable support for building gobject introspection data"
+
+# Disable gir for cross builds.
+if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	build_options_default="gir"
+fi
+
+if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" --enable-introspection"
+	hostmakedepends+=" gobject-introspection"
+else
+	configure_args+=" --disable-introspection"
+fi
+
 libgudev_package() {
 	short_desc="GObject-based wrapper library for libudev"
 	depends="libudev>=${version}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/libgudev*.so.*"
-		vmove usr/lib/girepository-1.0
+		if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
+			vmove usr/lib/girepository-1.0
+		fi
 	}
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +48,9 @@ libgudev-devel_package() {
 		vmove usr/include/gudev-1.0
 		vmove "usr/lib/libgudev*.so"
 		vmove "usr/lib/pkgconfig/gudev*"
-		vmove usr/share/gir-1.0
+		if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
+			vmove usr/share/gir-1.0
+		fi
 	}
 }