diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/efl.nix b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/efl.nix
index bc58302cb20..93d80d76352 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/efl.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/enlightenment/efl.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , libsndfile, xorg, libdrm, libxkbcommon, udev, utillinux, bullet, luajit
 , python27Packages, openjpeg, doxygen, expat, harfbuzz, jbig2dec, librsvg
 , dbus, alsaLib, poppler, ghostscript, libraw, libspectre, xineLib, libwebp
-, curl, libinput, systemd, mesa_noglu, writeText
+, curl, libinput, systemd, mesa_noglu, writeText, gtk3
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0a5907h896pvpix7a6idc2fspzy6d78xrzf84k8y9fyvnd14nxs4";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig gtk3 ];
 
   buildInputs = [ openssl zlib lz4 freetype fontconfig SDL libGL mesa_noglu
     giflib libpng libtiff glib gst_all_1.gstreamer gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base gst_all_1.gst-plugins-good
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     modules=$(for i in "$out/include/"*/; do printf ' -I''${includedir}/'`basename $i`; done)
     substituteInPlace "$out/lib/pkgconfig/efl.pc" --replace 'Cflags: -I''${includedir}/efl-1' \
       'Cflags: -I''${includedir}/eina-1/eina'"$modules"
+
+    # build icon cache
+    gtk-update-icon-cache "$out"/share/icons/Enlightenment-X
   '';
 
   # EFL applications depend on libcurl, although it is linked at