diff --git a/desktop/misc/ayatana-libappindicator/pspec.xml b/desktop/misc/ayatana-libappindicator/pspec.xml
index 9c03d6bfa6..af1b7a114a 100644
--- a/desktop/misc/ayatana-libappindicator/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/misc/ayatana-libappindicator/pspec.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 		<BuildDependencies>
 			<Dependency>gtk-doc</Dependency>
 			<Dependency>gtk3-devel</Dependency>
+			<Dependency>vala-devel</Dependency>
 			<Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
 			<Dependency>libdbusmenu-gtk3</Dependency>
 			<Dependency>libdbusmenu-devel</Dependency>