diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/linphone/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/linphone/default.nix
index 1b257ea61dc..510472a73aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/linphone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/linphone/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0az2ywrpx11sqfb4s4r2v726avcjf4k15bvrqj7xvhz7hdndmh0j";
   };
 
+  cmakeFlags = "-DENABLE_GTK_UI=ON";
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    touch coreapi/liblinphone_gitversion.h
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = [
     readline openldap cyrus_sasl libupnp zlib libxml2 gtk2 libnotify speex ffmpeg libX11
     polarssl libsoup udev ortp mediastreamer sqlite belle-sip libosip libexosip