diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index d9cd005c351..a2ec494ef4d 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ libpspell.so.15 aspell-0.60_1
 libenchant.so.1 enchant-1.4.2_1
 libenchant-2.so.2 enchant2-2.2.3_1
 libgconf-2.so.4 GConf-2.32.0_1
+libpackagekit-glib2.so.18 PackageKit-1.1.12_1
 libpsl.so.5 libpsl-0.20.2_1
 libsoup-2.4.so.1 libsoup-2.34.0_1
 libsoup-gnome-2.4.so.1 libsoup-gnome-2.34.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/PackageKit/template b/srcpkgs/PackageKit/template
index f4d1dd005c8..b9590d1e5ba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/PackageKit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/PackageKit/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'PackageKit'
 pkgname=PackageKit
 version=1.1.12
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="PackageKit-PACKAGEKIT_${version//./_}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
+build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--disable-static --disable-gtk-doc --disable-local
  --disable-dummy --disable-gstreamer-plugin --disable-gtk-module
  --disable-command-not-found --disable-systemd $(vopt_enable vala)
@@ -22,9 +23,7 @@ checksum=b0b86f44dafc22f3dd1737d2fd369993e28be8d5b519fc4b16c382b3262ee37d
 conf_files="/etc/PackageKit/PackageKit.conf /etc/PackageKit/PackageKit.conf"
 
 build_options="gir vala"
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default="gir vala"
-fi
+build_options_default="gir vala"
 
 pre_configure() {
 	NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh