diff --git a/package/libmediaart/libmediaart.mk b/package/libmediaart/libmediaart.mk
index b4c09d85e1..77665fd95b 100644
--- a/package/libmediaart/libmediaart.mk
+++ b/package/libmediaart/libmediaart.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION),y)
 LIBMEDIAART_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=true
-LIBMEDIAART_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection
+LIBMEDIAART_DEPENDENCIES += host-vala gobject-introspection
 else
 LIBMEDIAART_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=false
 endif