diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/deepin-terminal/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/deepin-terminal/default.nix
index 11032fba0e7..bb2ab7bc8a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/deepin-terminal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/deepin-terminal/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, cmake, ninja, vala,
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, cmake, ninja, vala_0_44,
   gettext, at-spi2-core, dbus, epoxy, expect, gtk3, json-glib,
   libXdmcp, libgee, libpthreadstubs, librsvg, libsecret, libtasn1,
   libxcb, libxkbcommon, p11-kit, pcre, vte, wnck, libselinux, gnutls, pcre2,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pkgconfig
     cmake
     ninja
-    vala
+    vala_0_44 # xcb.vapi:411.3-411.48: error: missing return statement at end of subroutine body
     gettext
     libselinux libsepol utillinux # required by gio
     deepin.setupHook