diff --git a/srcpkgs/ibus/template b/srcpkgs/ibus/template
index f43a62b6bf1..d84d4f6dceb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ibus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ibus/template
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ configure_args="--enable-ui --enable-gtk3 --enable-gtk4
  $(vopt_enable dicts emoji-dict) $(vopt_enable dicts unicode-dict)
  --enable-introspection --enable-vala $(vopt_enable ibus_setup setup)"
 hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel libtool pkg-config intltool dconf
- python3 glib-devel $(vopt_if vala vala)
+ python3 glib-devel vala
  $(vopt_if dicts 'cldr-emoji-annotation unicode-character-database unicode-emoji')"
 makedepends="dconf-devel gtk+-devel gtk4-devel hicolor-icon-theme
  iso-codes json-glib-devel libnotify-devel librsvg-devel python3-xdg
- $(vopt_if vala vala) libXtst-devel"
+ vala libXtst-devel"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme iso-codes dbus-x11 python3-xdg
  $(vopt_if ibus_setup 'python3-gobject>=3.12.1_3')"
 short_desc="Intelligent Input Bus"