diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/paprefs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/paprefs/default.nix
index b026d8b9e6a..3ce52806a4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/paprefs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/paprefs/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig, libpulseaudio, gtkmm, libglademm
-, dbus_glib, gconfmm, intltool }:
+, dbus_glib, GConf, gconfmm, intltool }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "paprefs-0.9.10";
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool ];
 
+  propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ GConf ];
+
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-lynx" ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5170ae246ac..af60b147830 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13329,7 +13329,7 @@ in
   panotools = callPackage ../applications/graphics/panotools { };
 
   paprefs = callPackage ../applications/audio/paprefs {
-    inherit (gnome) libglademm gconfmm;
+    inherit (gnome) libglademm gconfmm GConf;
   };
 
   pavucontrol = callPackage ../applications/audio/pavucontrol { };