diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
index 22fd532ebc8..3a308d99453 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/default.nix
@@ -138,15 +138,6 @@ rec {
     inherit GConf;
   };
 
-  # fails with a mysterious error on linking
-  # symbol not found although it is actually present
-  libsoup_git_head = import ./desktop/libsoup/git-head.nix {
-    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchgit pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite curl
-      automake autoconf libtool which;
-    glib = pkgs.gtkLibs216.glib_2_21;
-    inherit GConf gnome_common gtk_doc gnome_keyring;
-  };
-
   libwnck = import ./desktop/libwnck {
     inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig;
     inherit (pkgs.xlibs) libX11;
@@ -253,6 +244,12 @@ rec {
     inherit libbonobo libbonoboui libgnomecanvas libart_lgpl gnome_vfs ORBit2;
     libxml2 = pkgs.libxml2Python;
   };
+
+  gtksourceview = import ./desktop/gtksourceview {
+    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig cairo perl intltool;
+    inherit (pkgs.gtkLibs) atk glib gtk pango;
+    libxml2 = pkgs.libxml2Python;
+  };
   
   nautilus = import ./desktop/nautilus {
     inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig libxml2 dbus_glib libexif shared_mime_info;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/gtksourceview/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/gtksourceview/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea3a5d459cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/gtksourceview/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, atk, cairo, glib, gtk, pango, 
+  libxml2, perl, intltool}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "gtksourceview-2.8.1";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = mirror://gnome/sources/gtksourceview/2.8/gtksourceview-2.8.1.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "02irdw8sz374d3k51sx21hm7vmpkcwrhmnpp3v6afa2jcwi84zp6";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [pkgconfig atk cairo glib gtk pango libxml2 perl intltool];
+}