diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/default.nix
index be96001c46f..f94d35fd131 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk/default.nix
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     glib
-    gsettings-desktop-schemas
+    gsettings-desktop-schemas # settings exposed by settings portal
     gtk3
     gnome3.gnome-desktop
-    gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon # schemas needed for settings api (fonts, etc)
+    gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon # schemas needed for settings api (mostly useless now that fonts were moved to g-d-s)
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {