diff --git a/dev-lang/vala/patches/vala-0.40.8.patchset b/dev-lang/vala/patches/vala-0.40.9.patchset
similarity index 94%
rename from dev-lang/vala/patches/vala-0.40.8.patchset
rename to dev-lang/vala/patches/vala-0.40.9.patchset
index fc76c3f70..72b213d01 100644
--- a/dev-lang/vala/patches/vala-0.40.8.patchset
+++ b/dev-lang/vala/patches/vala-0.40.9.patchset
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ Subject: remove the dbus tests
 
 
 diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
-index 7fe5f3f..335b482 100644
+index 4862fdc..43c851c 100644
 --- a/tests/Makefile.am
 +++ b/tests/Makefile.am
-@@ -363,24 +363,6 @@ TESTS = \
+@@ -365,24 +365,6 @@ TESTS = \
  	generics/bug694765-1.vala \
  	generics/bug694765-2.vala \
  	generics/bug694765-3.vala \
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ Subject: remove the gir tests
 
 
 diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
-index 335b482..892910e 100644
+index 43c851c..e145e2f 100644
 --- a/tests/Makefile.am
 +++ b/tests/Makefile.am
-@@ -363,17 +363,6 @@ TESTS = \
+@@ -365,17 +365,6 @@ TESTS = \
  	generics/bug694765-1.vala \
  	generics/bug694765-2.vala \
  	generics/bug694765-3.vala \
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ Subject: remove control-flow/bug736774-2.vala test
 
 
 diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
-index 892910e..e413115 100644
+index e145e2f..25723d6 100644
 --- a/tests/Makefile.am
 +++ b/tests/Makefile.am
-@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ TESTS = \
+@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ TESTS = \
  	control-flow/bug665904.vala \
  	control-flow/bug691514.vala	\
  	control-flow/bug736774-1.vala \
diff --git a/dev-lang/vala/vala-0.40.8.recipe b/dev-lang/vala/vala-0.40.9.recipe
similarity index 97%
rename from dev-lang/vala/vala-0.40.8.recipe
rename to dev-lang/vala/vala-0.40.9.recipe
index 347010f5c..44c0c1dc7 100644
--- a/dev-lang/vala/vala-0.40.8.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/vala/vala-0.40.9.recipe
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ COPYRIGHT="2006-2018 Jürg Billeter
 LICENSE="GNU LGPL v2.1"
 REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://download.gnome.org/sources/vala/${portVersion%.*}/vala-$portVersion.tar.xz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="5c35e087a7054e9f0a514a0c1f1d0a0d7cf68d3e43c1dbeb840f9b0d815c0fa5"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="c7ff0480779b2d78d6ff78f5fd165b3ba972e4fa9e9da1b411ff4375a78c6a7b"
 PATCHES="vala-$portVersion.patchset"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"