diff -ruN AppStream-1.1.2/data/meson.build AppStream-1.1.2-banan_os/data/meson.build
--- AppStream-1.1.2/data/meson.build	2026-01-28 22:15:58.000000000 +0200
+++ AppStream-1.1.2-banan_os/data/meson.build	2026-03-25 04:09:17.550968139 +0200
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 # Do not rely on an exe wrapper for rel-info, use the system one in that case
 if meson.is_cross_build()
-    dependency('appstream', version: '>=' + as_version, native: true,
-               not_found_message: 'Native appstream required for cross-building')
     ascli_exe = find_program('appstreamcli', native: true)
 endif