diff --git a/pkgs/data/themes/yaru/default.nix b/pkgs/data/themes/yaru/default.nix
index 9e56326b2eb..bc9e4de5a67 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/themes/yaru/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/themes/yaru/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, meson, sassc, pkg-config, glib, ninja,
-  python3, gtk3, gnome3, gtk-engine-murrine }:
+  python3, gtk3, gnome3, gtk-engine-murrine, humanity-icon-theme, hicolor-icon-theme }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "yaru";
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson sassc pkg-config glib ninja python3 ];
   buildInputs = [ gtk3 gnome3.gnome-themes-extra ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ humanity-icon-theme hicolor-icon-theme ];
 
   propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ gtk-engine-murrine ];
 
+  dontDropIconThemeCache = true;
+
   postPatch = "patchShebangs .";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {