diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/spacefm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/spacefm/default.nix
index ea7663c2406..01f55498f80 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/spacefm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/spacefm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ pkgs, fetchurl, stdenv, gtk3, udev, desktop_file_utils, shared_mime_info , intltool, pkgconfig, makeWrapper, ffmpegthumbnailer, jmtpfs, ifuse, lsof, udisks }:
+{ pkgs, fetchurl, stdenv, gtk3, udev, desktop_file_utils, shared_mime_info , intltool, pkgconfig, makeWrapper, ffmpegthumbnailer, jmtpfs, ifuse, lsof, udisks, hicolor_icon_theme, adwaita-icon-theme }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "spacefm-${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e0a4dbcfc14..2f3aa3d2dde 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3065,7 +3065,7 @@ let
 
   sourceHighlight = callPackage ../tools/text/source-highlight { };
 
-  spaceFM = callPackage ../applications/misc/spacefm { };
+  spaceFM = callPackage ../applications/misc/spacefm { adwaita-icon-theme = gnome3.adwaita-icon-theme; };
 
   squashfsTools = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/squashfs { };