diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/xmonad/log-applet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/xmonad/log-applet/default.nix
index 57f00887103..f7ccda27389 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/xmonad/log-applet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/xmonad/log-applet/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, autoreconfHook, glib, dbus-glib
-, desktopSupport, xorg
+, desktopSupport ? "gnomeflashback", xorg
 , gtk2
 , gtk3, gnome3, mate
 , libxfce4util, xfce4-panel
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7ce4dcc02e0..9e2b784994a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20151,18 +20151,15 @@ in
   };
 
   xmonad_log_applet = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/xmonad/log-applet {
-    desktopSupport = "gnomeflashback";
     inherit (xfce) libxfce4util xfce4-panel;
   };
 
   xmonad_log_applet_mate = xmonad_log_applet.override {
     desktopSupport = "mate";
-    inherit (xfce) libxfce4util xfce4-panel;
   };
 
   xmonad_log_applet_xfce = xmonad_log_applet.override {
     desktopSupport = "xfce4";
-    inherit (xfce) libxfce4util xfce4-panel;
   };
 
   xmpp-client = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/xmpp-client { };