diff --git a/srcpkgs/seahorse/template b/srcpkgs/seahorse/template
index 32aa8b63331..135db2c9124 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/seahorse/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/seahorse/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-schemas-compile --enable-ldap --enable-hkp"
 hostmakedepends="which pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils itstool"
-makedepends="gtk+3-devel gcr-devel>=3.12 libsecret-devel
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel gcr-devel>=3.12 libsecret-devel vala-devel
  gpgme-devel libldap-devel libsoup-devel avahi-glib-libs-devel
  openssh>=6.1p1"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils gcr>=3.12 openssh>=6.1p1"