diff --git a/multimedia/totem/Makefile b/multimedia/totem/Makefile
index efa8ae5b548c..3efb4b34dae9 100644
--- a/multimedia/totem/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/totem/Makefile
@@ -49,15 +49,6 @@ GLIB_SCHEMAS=	org.gnome.totem.enums.xml \
 		org.gnome.totem.plugins.opensubtitles.gschema.xml \
 		org.gnome.totem.plugins.pythonconsole.gschema.xml
 
-# There is an upstream issue in meson which makes the build of totem
-# fail when using vala, due to badly created targets.
-# https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/totem/issues/272
-# https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786248
-# https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/1994
-# Until upstream fixes this, remove vala support from totem.
-MESON_ARGS=	-Denable-vala=no
-PLIST_SUB+=	VALA="@comment "
-
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if defined(WITH_DVD_DEVICE)