diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix
index 808a77ef0a0..b03135ea1f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/surf/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, gtk, webkit, pkgconfig, glib, libsoup, patches ? null}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, gtk, webkit, pkgconfig, glib, glib_networking, libsoup, patches ? null}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "surf-${version}";
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://dl.suckless.org/surf/surf-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "01b8hq8z2wd7ssym5bypx2b15mrs1lhgkrcgxf700kswxvxcrhgx";
+    sha256 = "fdc1ccfaee5c4f008eeb8fe5f9200d3ad71296e8d7af52bdd6a771f111866805";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ gtk webkit pkgconfig glib libsoup ];
+  buildInputs = [ gtk makeWrapper webkit pkgconfig glib libsoup glib_networking ];
 
   # Allow users set their own list of patches
   inherit patches;
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 # `-lX11' to make sure libX11's store path is in the RPATH
   NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lX11";
   preConfigure = [ ''sed -i "s@PREFIX = /usr/local@PREFIX = $out@g" config.mk'' ];
+ installPhase = ''
+    make PREFIX=/ DESTDIR=$out install
+    wrapProgram "$out/bin/surf" --prefix GIO_EXTRA_MODULES : \
+      ${glib_networking}/lib/gio/modules
+  '';
 
   meta = { 
       description = "surf is a simple web browser based on WebKit/GTK+. It is able to display websites and follow links. It supports the XEmbed protocol which makes it possible to embed it in another application. Furthermore, one can point surf to another URI by setting its XProperties.";