diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix
index 50abf9b4078..fce62f9f016 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gettext, itstool, libxml2, gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gettext, itstool, libxml2, gtk3, file, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "engrampa";
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     libxml2
     gtk3
+    file #libmagic
     mate.caja
     hicolor-icon-theme
     mate.mate-desktop
   ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--with-cajadir=$$out/lib/caja/extensions-2.0" ];
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-cajadir=$$out/lib/caja/extensions-2.0"
+    "--enable-magic"
+  ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;