diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-panel/template b/srcpkgs/mate-panel/template
index 872c9d41b54..a3787082674 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-panel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-panel/template
@@ -1,27 +1,30 @@
 # Template file for 'mate-panel'
 pkgname=mate-panel
-version=1.26.4
+version=1.28.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir"
-configure_args="--disable-static --disable-schemas-compile --enable-wayland
+configure_args="--disable-static --disable-schemas-compile
+ --libexecdir=/usr/libexec/mate
+ $(vopt_enable wayland)
  $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
 hostmakedepends="glib-devel intltool itstool pkg-config
- $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection')"
+ $(vopt_if wayland wayland-devel) $(vopt_if gir 'gobject-introspection')"
 makedepends="dbus-glib-devel libSM-devel libcaja-devel libcanberra-devel
  libmarco-devel libmateweather-devel librsvg-devel libwnck-devel
- mate-desktop-devel mate-menus-devel wayland-devel gtk-layer-shell-devel"
-depends="caja marco mate-session-manager"
+ mate-desktop-devel mate-menus-devel
+ $(vopt_if wayland 'wayland-devel gtk-layer-shell-devel')"
+depends="caja marco mate-session-manager dconf-editor"
 short_desc="MATE Panel"
 maintainer="skmpz <dem.procopiou@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/mate-panel-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=2070f9d515657e5ddcda0d87ef729713dba9cb7b2ad06223bd674a21cc6b3daf
+checksum=b3bd04a094d0eb5bd7dc3380ef6f0c49d9a9d5209733d7ccd7b46d066a208cba
 
-build_options="gir"
-build_options_default="gir"
+build_options="gir wayland"
+build_options_default="gir wayland"
 
 libmate-panel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - runtime library"