diff --git a/spice-gtk.spec b/spice-gtk.spec
index 6c8beee..475fea7 100644
--- a/spice-gtk.spec
+++ b/spice-gtk.spec
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 cd ..
 
 cd spice-gtk3-%{version}
-%configure $CONFIGURE_ARGS --with-gtk=3.0
+%configure $CONFIGURE_ARGS --with-gtk=3.0 --enable-vala
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 cd ..