diff --git a/gedit-plugins.spec b/gedit-plugins.spec
index ff98292..6975c6d 100644
--- a/gedit-plugins.spec
+++ b/gedit-plugins.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pygobject3-devel
 BuildRequires:  intltool
 BuildRequires:  libpeas-devel
 BuildRequires:  dbus-python-devel
+BuildRequires:  vala
 BuildRequires:  vte291-devel
 BuildRequires:  libgit2-glib-devel
 BuildRequires:  yelp-tools