diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgnome-games-support/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgnome-games-support/default.nix
index 3b580abed12c..7e28c90813a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgnome-games-support/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgnome-games-support/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool ];
-  buildInputs = [ glib gtk3 libgee libintl ];
+  buildInputs = [ libintl ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    # Required by libgnome-games-support-1.pc
+    glib gtk3 libgee
+  ];
 
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {