diff --git a/desktop/xfce/base/xfconf/actions.py b/desktop/xfce/base/xfconf/actions.py
index c25dc16833..c79b253bd0 100644
--- a/desktop/xfce/base/xfconf/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/xfce/base/xfconf/actions.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 i = "--enable-introspection \
-     --disable-vala \
+     --enable-vala=yes \
      --disable-static \
      --disable-gtk-doc \
      --disable-perl-bindings \