diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcanberra/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcanberra/default.nix
index f36bfa0d144..a3584a989a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcanberra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcanberra/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0wl2hd8zqwzbbp4icng6siim85jb6hvczy9c6m92lh85wrcwpqxh";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libtool gtk alsaLib pulseaudio gstreamer libvorbis ];
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig libtool alsaLib pulseaudio gstreamer libvorbis ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ gtk ];
 
   configureFlags = "--disable-oss";