diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/gsconnect/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/gsconnect/default.nix
index 08011ab5c72..26d7f157240 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/gsconnect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/gsconnect/default.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Dopenssl_path=${openssl}/bin/openssl"
     "-Dsshadd_path=${openssh}/bin/ssh-add"
     "-Dsshkeygen_path=${openssh}/bin/ssh-keygen"
+    "-Dsession_bus_services_dir=${placeholder "out"}/share/dbus-1/services"
     "-Dpost_install=true"
   ];