diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfce4-panel/template b/srcpkgs/xfce4-panel/template
index 6c6bc16cf5b..623d65a45a1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfce4-panel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfce4-panel/template
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--with-locales-dir=/usr/share/locale
  --disable-static --enable-gio-unix --enable-gtk3"
-hostmakedepends="xfce4-dev-tools pkg-config intltool gettext-devel glib-devel"
+hostmakedepends="xfce4-dev-tools pkg-config intltool gettext-devel glib-devel
+ $(vopt_if gir vala)"
 makedepends="libwnck-devel libxfce4ui-devel xfconf-devel garcon-devel exo-devel
  libdbusmenu-gtk3-devel"
 short_desc="Next generation panel for the XFCE desktop environment"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ xfce4-panel-devel_package() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
 			vmove usr/share/gir-1.0
+			vmove usr/share/vala
 		fi
 	}
 }