diff --git a/appstream.spec b/appstream.spec
index efeb143..629181a 100644
--- a/appstream.spec
+++ b/appstream.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
 # Vala/Vapi support ( upstream disabled by default, probably explains why it the build breaks often )
-#global vala 1
+%global vala 1
 
 Summary: Utilities to generate, maintain and access the AppStream Xapian database 
 Name:    appstream
 Version: 0.9.8
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 # lib LGPLv2+, tools GPLv2+
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires: xmlto
 
 Requires: appstream-data
 
-%if 0%{?vala}
+%if ! 0%{?vala}
 Obsoletes: appstream-vala < 0.7.3
 %endif
 
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ make test -C %{_target_platform} ARGS="--output-on-failure --timeout 300"
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 17 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.9.8-2
+- (re)enable vala support (#1367892)
+
 * Fri Aug 12 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.9.8-1
 - 0.9.8