diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/default.nix
index 4b7ec1f4116..8263ee7071c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/default.nix
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "162flbzwzz0b8axab2gimc4dglpaw88fh1d177zfg0whczlpbsln";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ flex bison glib pkgconfig python ]
+  buildInputs = [ flex bison pkgconfig python ]
     ++ libintlOrEmpty
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin otool;
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ libffi ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ libffi glib ];
 
   # Tests depend on cairo, which is undesirable (it pulls in lots of
   # other dependencies).