diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/core/folks/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/core/folks/default.nix
index 6e200bdb318..5daa33629ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/core/folks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.20/core/folks/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig, glib, gnome3, nspr, intltool
-, vala, sqlite, libxml2, dbus_glib, libsoup, nss, dbus_libs
+, vala_0_32, sqlite, libxml2, dbus_glib, libsoup, nss, dbus_libs
 , telepathy_glib, evolution_data_server, libsecret, db }:
 
 # TODO: enable more folks backends
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib gnome3.libgee sqlite ];
   # dbus_daemon needed for tests
   buildInputs = [ dbus_glib telepathy_glib evolution_data_server dbus_libs
-                  vala libsecret libxml2 libsoup nspr nss intltool db ];
+                  vala_0_32 libsecret libxml2 libsoup nspr nss intltool db ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
   configureFlags = "--disable-fatal-warnings";