diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
index 1717bfc7fde..1750f5a9eed 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkgconfig meson ninja gettext libxslt libxml2 gobject-introspection
-    gtk-doc docbook_xsl
+    gtk-doc docbook_xsl glib
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     libX11 bubblewrap xkeyboard_config isocodes wayland