diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
index 4030ecd5cde..53522c13073 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0q9l9fr90pcb3s6crbxkj3wiwn7wp9zfpv7bdxkadj0hspd9zzkl";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    for file in "background" "screensaver"; do
+      substituteInPlace "schemas/org.gnome.desktop.$file.gschema.xml.in" \
+        --replace "@datadir@" "${gnome3.gnome-backgrounds}/share/"
+    done
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = [ glib gobjectIntrospection ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool ];