diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce/recipes-xfce/xfce4-panel/xfce4-panel_4.16.3.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce/recipes-xfce/xfce4-panel/xfce4-panel_4.16.3.bb
index c9e6540..02038b0 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce/recipes-xfce/xfce4-panel/xfce4-panel_4.16.3.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-xfce/recipes-xfce/xfce4-panel/xfce4-panel_4.16.3.bb
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
     file://0002-use-lxdm-to-replace-dm-tool.patch \
 "
 
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-vala"
+
 python populate_packages:prepend() {
     plugin_dir = d.expand('${libdir}/xfce4/panel/plugins/')
     plugin_name = d.expand('${PN}-plugin-%s')
-    do_split_packages(d, plugin_dir, '^lib(.*).so$', plugin_name,
+    do_split_packages(d, plugin_dir, r'^lib(.*)\.so$', plugin_name,
                       '${PN} plugin for %s', extra_depends='', prepend=True,
                       aux_files_pattern=['${datadir}/xfce4/panel/plugins/%s.desktop',
                                          '${sysconfdir}/xdg/xfce/panel/%s-*',