diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-calculator/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-calculator/template
index e945fde79d7..7775893df33 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-calculator/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-calculator/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=gnome-calculator
 version=3.28.1
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="glib-devel gnome-doc-utils intltool itstool pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="glib-devel gnome-doc-utils intltool itstool pkg-config vala"
 makedepends="gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel gtksourceview-devel libmpc-devel
  libsoup-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils gsettings-desktop-schemas hicolor-icon-theme"