diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/default.nix
index 7387ee710d0a..cc825f0cc6c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let
   corePackages = with gnome3; [
     pkgs.desktop_file_utils pkgs.ibus
     pkgs.shared_mime_info # for update-mime-database
+    glib # for gsettings
     gtk3 # for gtk-update-icon-cache
     glib_networking gvfs dconf gnome-backgrounds gnome_control_center
     gnome-menus gnome_settings_daemon gnome_shell