diff --git a/init.example.el b/init.example.el
index d1def0b8b..69aa030f5 100644
--- a/init.example.el
+++ b/init.example.el
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@
        ;;scala             ; java, but good
        (sh +fish)        ; she sells (ba|z|fi)sh shells on the C xor
        ;;solidity          ; do you need a blockchain? No.
-       ;;swift             ; who asked for emoji variables?
+       ;;swtft             ; who asked for emoji variables?
        ;;web               ; the tubes
+       ;;vala              ; GObjective-C
 
        ;; Applications are complex and opinionated modules that transform Emacs
        ;; toward a specific purpose. They may have additional dependencies and
diff --git a/modules/lang/vala/packages.el b/modules/lang/vala/packages.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bd41db12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/lang/vala/packages.el
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
+;;; lang/vala/packages.el
+
+(package! vala-mode)