diff --git a/lang/vala/Makefile b/lang/vala/Makefile
index cb126be20baa..e0c5977c4938 100644
--- a/lang/vala/Makefile
+++ b/lang/vala/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,29 @@
 # Created by: Michael Johnson <ahze@FreeBSD.org>
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	vala
 PORTVERSION=	0.40.15
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	lang gnome
 MASTER_SITES=	GNOME
 
 MAINTAINER=	gnome@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Programming language and compiler that converts Vala code into C code
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	graphviz>=0:graphics/graphviz
 RUN_DEPENDS=	graphviz>=0:graphics/graphviz
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,even
 
 USES=		bison gettext-runtime gmake gnome libtool \
 		localbase pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz
 USE_GNOME=	glib20 gnomeprefix libxslt:build
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
-VALA_VER=	${PORTVERSION:R}
-
-PLIST_SUB=	VERSION=0.40
+PLIST_SUB=	VERSION=${PORTVERSION:R}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>