diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 626f4652ece..29b48873e72 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   ];
 
   inherit (pkgs) atk glib gobject-introspection gspell webkitgtk gtk3 gtkmm3
-    libgtop libgudev libhttpseverywhere librsvg libsecret gdk_pixbuf gtksourceview gtksourceview4
+    libgtop libgudev libhttpseverywhere librsvg libsecret gdk_pixbuf gtksourceview gtksourceviewmm gtksourceview4
     easytag meld orca rhythmbox shotwell gnome-usage
     clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda;
 
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   gsound = callPackage ./core/gsound { };
 
-  gtksourceviewmm = callPackage ./core/gtksourceviewmm { };
-
   gucharmap = callPackage ./core/gucharmap { };
 
   gvfs = pkgs.gvfs.override { gnome = gnome3; gnomeSupport = true; };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gtksourceviewmm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceviewmm/default.nix
similarity index 86%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gtksourceviewmm/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceviewmm/default.nix
index 6a0ee7fb56a..455cc4d4b81 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gtksourceviewmm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtksourceviewmm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtkmm, glibmm, gtksourceview, gnome3 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtkmm3, glibmm, gtksourceview3, gnome3 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gtksourceviewmm-${version}";
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ glibmm gtkmm gtksourceview ];
+  buildInputs = [ glibmm gtkmm3 gtksourceview3 ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 74be1ef73ec..32b56794c59 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10221,6 +10221,8 @@ in
 
   gtksourceview4 = callPackage ../development/libraries/gtksourceview/4.x.nix { };
 
+  gtksourceviewmm = callPackage ../development/libraries/gtksourceviewmm { };
+
   gtkspell2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/gtkspell { };
 
   gtkspell3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/gtkspell/3.nix { };