diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/nautilus/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/nautilus/default.nix
index 0a7cd139d2c..ef133994a46 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/nautilus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/nautilus/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       # Thumbnailers
       --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gdk_pixbuf}/share"
       --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${librsvg}/share"
+      --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${shared_mime_info}/share"
     )
   '';