diff --git a/graphics/babl-devel/Portfile b/graphics/babl-devel/Portfile
index c618917dbba..ee56a399415 100644
--- a/graphics/babl-devel/Portfile
+++ b/graphics/babl-devel/Portfile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ depends_build-append \
 depends_lib-append  port:lcms2 \
                     path:lib/pkgconfig/gobject-introspection-1.0.pc:gobject-introspection
 
+license_noconflict  vala
+
 patchfiles-append   patch-babl-linker-fix-darwin.diff
 
 # require C11 (typedef redefinition)