diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/gravit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/gravit/default.nix
index 19fa277341a..eb5506e7490 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/gravit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/gravit/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, SDL, SDL_ttf, SDL_image, mesa, libpng, lua5, automake, autoconf }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, SDL, SDL_ttf, SDL_image, libSM, libICE, mesa, libpng, lua5, autoconf, automake }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gravit-0.5.1";
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "14vf7zj2bgrl96wsl3f1knsggc8h9624354ajzd72l46y09x5ky7";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [mesa SDL SDL_ttf SDL_image lua5 automake autoconf libpng];
+  buildInputs = [ mesa SDL SDL_ttf SDL_image lua5 libpng libSM libICE ];
 
-  preConfigure = "sh autogen.sh";
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake ];
+
+  preConfigure = "./autogen.sh";
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://gravit.slowchop.com";