diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/libgxps/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/libgxps/default.nix
index 72d307f4f1a..5168dec203f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/libgxps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/libgxps/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1gi0b0x0354jyqc48vspk2hg2q1403cf2p9ibj847nzhkdrh9l9r";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib cairo libarchive freetype libjpeg libtiff acl openssl bzip2 attr];
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib cairo freetype libjpeg libtiff acl openssl bzip2 attr];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ libarchive ];
 
   configureFlags = "--without-liblcms2";