diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 4cb31b23a9e..443a5348f5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ self: super: {
 
   # https://github.com/NixOS/cabal2nix/issues/136
   gio = overrideCabal (super.gio.override { glib = self.glib; }) (drv: { pkgconfigDepends = [pkgs.glib]; });
+  glade = overrideCabal super.gio (drv: { pkgconfigDepends = [pkgs.gtk2]; });
   pango = super.pango.override { cairo = self.cairo; };
 
 }