diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/dconf-editor/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/dconf-editor/default.nix
index 06c01d305f8..e69bcd39032 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/dconf-editor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/dconf-editor/default.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0vl5ygbh8blbk3710w34lmhxxl4g275vzpyhjsq0016c597isp88";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ vala libxslt pkgconfig glib dbus_glib gnome3.gtk libxml2
+  buildInputs = [ vala libxslt pkgconfig glib dbus_glib gnome3.gtk libxml2 gnome3.defaultIconTheme
                   intltool docbook_xsl docbook_xsl_ns makeWrapper gnome3.dconf ];
 
   preFixup = ''
     wrapProgram "$out/bin/dconf-editor" \
-      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "$XDG_ICON_DIRS:$GSETTINGS_SCHEMAS_PATH"
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {