diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce4-14/xfce4-settings/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce4-14/xfce4-settings/default.nix
index 9328dc1fb81..ba512f05e83 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce4-14/xfce4-settings/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce4-14/xfce4-settings/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ mkXfceDerivation, automakeAddFlags, exo, garcon, gtk3
+{ mkXfceDerivation, automakeAddFlags, exo, garcon, gtk3, glib
 , libnotify ? null, libxfce4ui, libxfce4util, libxklavier ? null
 , upower ? null, xfconf, xf86inputlibinput ? null }:
 
@@ -10,25 +10,23 @@ mkXfceDerivation rec {
   sha256 = "13gmxd4sfgd6wky7s03bar58w9vl4i6jv2wncd6iajww791y5akn";
 
   postPatch = ''
-    automakeAddFlags xfce4-settings-editor/Makefile.am xfce4_settings_editor_CFLAGS DBUS_GLIB_CFLAGS
     for f in $(find . -name \*.c); do
       substituteInPlace $f --replace \"libinput-properties.h\" '<xorg/libinput-properties.h>'
     done
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ automakeAddFlags ];
-
   buildInputs = [
     exo
     garcon
+    glib
     gtk3
     libnotify
     libxfce4ui
     libxfce4util
     libxklavier
     upower
-    xfconf
     xf86inputlibinput
+    xfconf
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [