diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfconf/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfconf/default.nix
index 357f4b23410..41af53c9cc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfconf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/core/xfconf/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-{ mkXfceDerivation, libxfce4util }:
+{ mkXfceDerivation, libxfce4util, gobject-introspection, vala }:
 
 mkXfceDerivation {
   category = "xfce";
   pname = "xfconf";
-  version = "4.14.3";
+  version = "4.16.0";
 
-  sha256 = "0yxpdcyz81di7w9493jzps09bgrlgianjj5abnzahqmkpmpvb0rh";
+  sha256 = "00cp2cm1w5a6k7g0fjvqx7d2iwaqw196vii9jkx1aa7mb0f2gk63";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ gobject-introspection vala ];
 
   buildInputs = [ libxfce4util ];