diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gspell/gspell_1.9.1.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gspell/gspell_1.9.1.bb
index d6de146b1..aba9be87a 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gspell/gspell_1.9.1.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-gnome/gspell/gspell_1.9.1.bb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=8c2e1ec1540fb3e0beb68361344cba7e"
 
 DEPENDS = "gtk+3 iso-codes enchant2"
 
-inherit gnomebase gettext gobject-introspection
+inherit gnomebase gettext gobject-introspection vala
 
 SRC_URI[archive.sha256sum] = "dcbb769dfdde8e3c0a8ed3102ce7e661abbf7ddf85df08b29915e92cd723abdd"