diff --git a/lxde-base/lxsession/lxsession-0.5.5-r1.ebuild b/lxde-base/lxsession/lxsession-0.5.5-r1.ebuild
index 638e9fdd99e2d..d57b9498dd153 100644
--- a/lxde-base/lxsession/lxsession-0.5.5-r1.ebuild
+++ b/lxde-base/lxsession/lxsession-0.5.5-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 inherit vala autotools
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ PATCHES=(
 
 src_prepare() {
 	rm *.stamp || die
-	vala_src_prepare
+	vala_setup
 	default
 	eautoreconf
 }