diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/librsvg/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/librsvg/default.nix
index 3e201efe6cb..3472f606f86 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/librsvg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.28/desktop/librsvg/default.nix
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     url = mirror://gnome/sources/librsvg/2.26/librsvg-2.26.0.tar.bz2;
     sha256 = "1sivagvlyr58hxgazr6pyq3yfxbg0wrv7rgzsk5xi631v3qbbjpx";
   };
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libxml2 libgsf bzip2 glib gtk libcroco ];
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libxml2 libgsf bzip2 libcroco ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib gtk ];
 }