diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/libxfce4util/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/libxfce4util/default.nix
index 4540d235251..69c39212850 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/libxfce4util/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/libxfce4util/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-{ lib, mkXfceDerivation, gobject-introspection }:
+{ lib, mkXfceDerivation, gobject-introspection, vala }:
 
 mkXfceDerivation {
   category = "xfce";
   pname = "libxfce4util";
-  version = "4.14.0";
+  version = "4.16.0";
 
-  sha256 = "0vq16bzmnykiikg4dhiaj0qbyj76nkdd54j6k6n568h3dc9ix6q4";
+  sha256 = "1p0snipc81dhaq5glv7c1zfq5pcvgq7nikl4ikhfm2af9picfsxb";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ gobject-introspection ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ gobject-introspection vala ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Extension library for Xfce";