diff --git a/MATE-1.16-CHANGES.TXT b/MATE-1.16-CHANGES.TXT
index b19e66d..af27e31 100644
--- a/MATE-1.16-CHANGES.TXT
+++ b/MATE-1.16-CHANGES.TXT
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 New Packages in MATE 1.16:
 libgxps
+vala
 vte3
 
 Renamed Packages in MATE 1.16:
diff --git a/deps/vala/slack-desc b/deps/vala/slack-desc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf4d0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/vala/slack-desc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+    |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+vala: Vala (Compiler for the GObject type system)
+vala:
+vala: Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern
+vala: programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing
+vala: any additional runtime requirements and without using a different
+vala: ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.
+vala:
+vala:
+vala:
+vala:
+vala:
diff --git a/deps/vala/vala.SlackBuild b/deps/vala/vala.SlackBuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7494e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/vala/vala.SlackBuild
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Slackware build script for Vala
+
+# Copyright 2009-2016  Erik W. Hanson, Minneapolis, MN, USA
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+# EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+# OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Modified by Willy Sudiarto Raharjo for MSB Project
+
+PRGNAM=vala
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.32.1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+TAG=${TAG:-_msb}
+
+if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
+  case "$( uname -m )" in
+    i?86) ARCH=i586 ;;
+    arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
+       *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+wget -c http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vala/0.32/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.xz
+
+CWD=$(pwd)
+TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/msb}
+PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
+OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
+
+if [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
+else
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+fi
+
+set -eu
+
+rm -rf $PKG
+mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+cd $TMP
+rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.xz
+cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+chown -R root:root .
+find -L . \
+ \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
+  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+ \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
+  -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+
+CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+./configure \
+  --prefix=/usr \
+  --mandir=/usr/man/ \
+  --disable-static \
+  --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
+  --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
+
+make
+make install-strip DESTDIR=$PKG
+
+find $PKG/usr/man -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
+for i in $(find $PKG/usr/man -type l) ; do ln -s $(readlink $i).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL MAINTAINERS NEWS README THANKS \
+      $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/install
+cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+
+cd $PKG
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-txz}
diff --git a/mate-build-deps.sh b/mate-build-deps.sh
index 446294c..c8b3d97 100755
--- a/mate-build-deps.sh
+++ b/mate-build-deps.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ CHECKDUPLICATE=0
 # Loop for all dependency packages
 for dir in \
   deps/zenity \
+  deps/vala \
+  deps/vte3 \
   deps/rarian \
   deps/yelp-xsl \
   deps/yelp-tools \
@@ -59,7 +61,6 @@ for dir in \
   deps/gupnp \
   deps/docutils \
   deps/libgxps \
-  deps/vte3 \
   ; do
   # Get the package name
   package=$(echo $dir | cut -f2- -d /)