diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala-panel/template b/srcpkgs/vala-panel/template
index 9d681d5ae1a..86ac40b49a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vala-panel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vala-panel/template
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ homepage="https://gitlab.com/vala-panel-project/vala-panel"
 distfiles="https://gitlab.com/vala-panel-project/vala-panel/uploads/c42b5fbbfb42c5889e7184f5ead03f65/vala-panel-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=09635f557e3d52894267a66297552119e874a25f9366bf5a1eeda8cfba948462
 
+CFLAGS="-I$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/include/harfbuzz"
+
 vala-panel-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="vala-panel-${version}_${revision}"