diff --git a/anjuta-vala-0.34.patch b/anjuta-vala-0.34.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1943dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/anjuta-vala-0.34.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: anjuta-3.20.0/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- anjuta-3.20.0.orig/configure.ac
++++ anjuta-3.20.0/configure.ac
+@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ if test "$user_disabled_vala" = 1; then
+ else
+         AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+ 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(if libvala is available)
+-	m4_foreach([VERSION], [[0.18], [0.20], [0.22], [0.24], [0.26], [0.28], [0.30], [0.32]],
++	m4_foreach([VERSION], [[0.18], [0.20], [0.22], [0.24], [0.26], [0.28], [0.30], [0.32], [0.34]],
+ 		[PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([ libvala-VERSION ],
+ 			 [ valaver="-VERSION" ])
+ 			 ])
diff --git a/anjuta.changes b/anjuta.changes
index 1b3f17f..87230fc 100644
--- a/anjuta.changes
+++ b/anjuta.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 15 08:39:40 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Build with vala 0.34:
+  + Replace pkgconfig(libvala-0.32) BuildRequires with
+    pkgconfig(libvala-0.34).
+  + Add anjuta-vala-0.34.patch: add support for vala 0.34.
+  + Add gnome-common BuildRequires and call to autogen.sh: above
+    patch touches the build system.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar 21 08:35:34 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/anjuta.spec b/anjuta.spec
index 1a99db8..e8f28f3 100644
--- a/anjuta.spec
+++ b/anjuta.spec
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ Group:          Development/Tools/IDE
 Url:            https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Anjuta
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/anjuta/3.20/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source99:       %{name}-rpmlintrc
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM anjuta-vala-0.34.patch dimstar@opensuse.org -- Enable building with vala 0.34
+Patch0:         anjuta-vala-0.34.patch
 BuildRequires:  autogen
 BuildRequires:  binutils-devel
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:  gnome-common
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel
 BuildRequires:  intltool
 BuildRequires:  libapr-util1-devel
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtksourceview-3.0) >= 3.0.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libdevhelp-3.0) >= 3.7.5
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libgda-5.0) >= 5.0.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libgvc)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libvala-0.32)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libvala-0.34)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libxml-2.0) >= 2.4.23
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(serf-1)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(vte-2.91)
@@ -149,9 +152,11 @@ and more.
 %lang_package
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 translation-update-upstream
 
 %build
+NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
 %configure\
         --disable-static \
         --enable-glade-catalog