diff --git a/xfce4-panel.spec b/xfce4-panel.spec
index cde8528..273ac56 100644
--- a/xfce4-panel.spec
+++ b/xfce4-panel.spec
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ plugins for xfce4-panel.
 sed -i 's|Icon=office-calendar|Icon=xfce4-clock|g' plugins/clock/clock.desktop.in.in
 
 %build
-%configure --enable-gtk-doc --disable-static 
+%configure \
+%if !%{_with_vala}
+ --enable-vala=no \
+%endif
+ --enable-gtk-doc \
+ --disable-static 
 
 # Remove rpaths
 sed -i 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' libtool