diff --git a/hardware/virtualization/xdg-desktop-portal/pspec.xml b/hardware/virtualization/xdg-desktop-portal/pspec.xml
index 51016cc607..979e3bec04 100644
--- a/hardware/virtualization/xdg-desktop-portal/pspec.xml
+++ b/hardware/virtualization/xdg-desktop-portal/pspec.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>dbus-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>util-linux</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>vala-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>fuse3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gettext-devel</Dependency>
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
         <Name>xdg-desktop-portal</Name>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
             <Dependency>fuse3</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>vala</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgudev</Dependency>
             <Dependency>pipewire</Dependency>