diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
index ec26c9f567b5..fffe677f6a71 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, dbus_glib, glib, python2, pkgconfig, libxslt
-, gobjectIntrospection, valaSupport ? true, vala_0_23, glibcLocales }:
+, gobjectIntrospection, valaSupport ? true, vala_0_38, glibcLocales }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "telepathy-glib-0.24.1";
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";
   propagatedBuildInputs = [dbus_glib glib gobjectIntrospection];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ libxslt glibcLocales python2 ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional valaSupport vala_0_23;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig libxslt ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional valaSupport vala_0_38;
+  buildInputs = [ glibcLocales python2 ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     substituteInPlace telepathy-glib/telepathy-glib.pc.in --replace Requires.private Requires