diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
index 0e8ed605a2d..abf880c1994 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     libelf setupHook pcre
     bash gnum4 # install glib-gettextize and m4 macros for other apps to use
+    gtk-doc
   ] ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     libselinux
     util-linuxMinimal # for libmount
@@ -99,8 +100,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     AppKit Carbon Cocoa CoreFoundation CoreServices Foundation
   ]);
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson ninja pkg-config perl python3 gettext gtk-doc docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45
+    meson ninja pkg-config perl python3 gettext gtk-doc docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 libxml2
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ zlib libffi gettext libiconv ];
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp -r ${buildPackages.glib.devdoc} $devdoc
   '';
 
-  checkInputs = [ tzdata libxml2 desktop-file-utils shared-mime-info ];
+  checkInputs = [ tzdata desktop-file-utils shared-mime-info ];
 
   preCheck = optionalString doCheck ''
     export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$NIX_BUILD_TOP/${pname}-${version}/glib/.libs''${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:}$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"