diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/generic.nix
index f22771a35e9..e4d99dcec95 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mono/generic.nix
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ]
     ++ (stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Foundation libobjc ]);
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [glib];
-
   configureFlags = [
     "--x-includes=${libX11.dev}/include"
     "--x-libraries=${libX11.out}/lib"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gio-sharp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gio-sharp/default.nix
index d7df4ab7212..a19febbfd66 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gio-sharp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gio-sharp/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, which, pkgconfig, mono, gtk-sharp-2_0 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, which, pkgconfig, mono, glib, gtk-sharp-2_0 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gio-sharp";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoconf automake which ];
-  buildInputs = [ mono gtk-sharp-2_0 ];
+  buildInputs = [ mono glib gtk-sharp-2_0 ];
 
   dontStrip = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonnet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonnet/default.nix
index 0027c8d32a6..82ddb8c810b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonnet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonnet/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , pkgconfig
 , dotnetbuildhelpers
 , clang
+, glib
 , mono
 }:
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
+    glib
     mono
     psutil # needed for memory leak tests
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/dotnet-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/dotnet-packages.nix
index 3b58e1937b6..f14ae3133b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/dotnet-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/dotnet-packages.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , fetchurl
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchNuGet
+, glib
 , pkgconfig
 , mono
 , fsharp
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ let self = dotnetPackages // overrides; dotnetPackages = with self; {
 
     buildInputs = [
       fsharp
+      glib
       dotnetPackages.FSharpCompilerService
       dotnetPackages.NewtonsoftJson
       dotnetPackages.NDeskOptions