diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix
index 7c32656b970..ffa902a2891 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ gtk-engine-murrine ];
 
+  dontDropIconThemeCache = true;
+
   postInstall = ''
     gtk-update-icon-cache "$out"/share/icons/ContrastHigh
   '';