diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkit/default.nix
index d229228b94f..1ba90e67d85 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkit/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ rec {
     sha256 = s.hash;
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [gtk glib atk cairo curl fontconfig freetype
+  buildInputs = [gtk gtk2 glib atk cairo curl fontconfig freetype
     gettext libjpeg libpng libtiff libxml2 libxslt pango
     sqlite icu gperf bison flex autoconf automake libtool 
     perl intltool pkgconfig libsoup gtkdoc libXt libproxy
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ rec {
     maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin];
   };
   passthru = {
-    inherit gstreamer gst_plugins_base gst_plugins_good gst_ffmpeg;
+    inherit gstreamer gst_plugins_base gst_plugins_good gst_ffmpeg libsoup;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 90452bf98c8..eb1296eae4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5032,7 +5032,7 @@ let
   webkit =
     builderDefsPackage ../development/libraries/webkit {
       inherit (gnome) gtkdoc libsoup;
-      inherit atk pango glib;
+      inherit atk pango glib gtk2 /*for plugins etc. even with gtk3, see Gentoo ebuild*/;
       gtk = gtk3;
       inherit freetype fontconfig gettext gperf curl
         libjpeg libtiff libxml2 libxslt sqlite
@@ -5042,8 +5042,7 @@ let
       inherit gstreamer gst_plugins_base gst_ffmpeg
         gst_plugins_good;
       inherit (xlibs) libXt renderproto libXrender kbproto;
-      libpng = libpng12;
-      perl = perl510;
+      inherit libpng perl;
     };
 
   webkit_gtk2 =
@@ -5058,8 +5057,7 @@ let
       inherit gstreamer gst_plugins_base gst_ffmpeg
         gst_plugins_good;
       inherit (xlibs) libXt renderproto libXrender;
-      libpng = libpng12;
-      perl = perl510;
+      inherit libpng perl;
     };
 
   webkitSVN =
@@ -5074,7 +5072,7 @@ let
       inherit gstreamer gst_plugins_base gst_ffmpeg
         gst_plugins_good;
       inherit (xlibs) libXt renderproto libXrender;
-      libpng = libpng12;
+      inherit libpng;
     };
 
   wvstreams = callPackage ../development/libraries/wvstreams { };