diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
index b116c2902da..a6cc7ec962a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-control-center/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   preFixup = with gnome3; ''
     gappsWrapperArgs+=(
       --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gnome3.gnome_themes_standard}/share:${sound-theme-freedesktop}/share"
+      # Thumbnailers (for setting user profile pictures)
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gdk_pixbuf}/share"
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${librsvg}/share"
     )
     for i in $out/share/applications/*; do
       substituteInPlace $i --replace "gnome-control-center" "$out/bin/gnome-control-center"