diff --git a/vala.spec b/vala.spec
index 57ba74c..34980b8 100644
--- a/vala.spec
+++ b/vala.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxslt
 # only if Vala source files are patched
-# BuildRequires:  vala
+BuildRequires:  vala
 
 # for tests
 # BuildRequires:  dbus-x11