diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index def01205718..ac69dfe7467 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8692,7 +8692,7 @@ let
     inherit stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig x11 xlibs dbus imlib2 freetype;
   };
 
-  gnome28 = import ../desktops/gnome-2.28 pkgs;
+  gnome28 = recurseIntoAttrs (import ../desktops/gnome-2.28 pkgs);
 
   gnome = gnome28;