diff --git a/games-board/openriichi/openriichi-0.2.1.1.ebuild b/games-board/openriichi/openriichi-0.2.1.1.ebuild
index 30ede4b137..4e745a7057 100644
--- a/games-board/openriichi/openriichi-0.2.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/games-board/openriichi/openriichi-0.2.1.1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
+VALA_MIN_API_VERSION="0.44"
+
 inherit desktop meson vala xdg
 
 Engine_sha="e495846970a1b38d00c81a3f74568030f976ed31"