diff --git a/srcpkgs/playerctl/template b/srcpkgs/playerctl/template
index c78d61e7804..66c9d5b9fac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/playerctl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/playerctl/template
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'playerctl'
 pkgname=playerctl
-version=0.6.0
+version=0.6.1
 revision=1
-build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="$(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config glib-devel gtk-doc
+build_style=meson
+configure_args="-Dintrospection=$(vopt_if gir 'true' 'false')
+ $(vopt_if doc '-Dgtk-doc=true' '-Dgtk-doc=false')"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config glib-devel $(vopt_if doc gtk-doc)
  $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="libglib-devel"
 short_desc="MPRIS command-line controller and library"
@@ -12,19 +13,15 @@ maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/acrisci/playerctl"
 distfiles="https://github.com/acrisci/playerctl/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c7af7291fa3efad07dabae62ad31f366e8730a84439e2499c6fb6b09f4a7d0e7
-disable_parallel_build=yes
-nocross=yes
+checksum=5857b0f9c733fecd4a16664d2e401a52a0be29b135b8b2d90b2bb454369ba2ea
+
+build_options="doc gir"
+desc_option_doc="Build documentation"  # fails :(
 
-build_options="gir"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
 fi
 
-pre_configure() {
-	NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
-}
-
 playerctl-devel_package() {
 	depends="playerctl>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"