diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
index acbcdc508d94..0ca54780340b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ rec {
   gtksourceview = import ./gtksourceview.nix {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig perl perlXMLParser gtk libxml2 gettext
             libgnomeprint gnomevfs libbonobo /* !!! <- should be propagated in gnomevfs */
-            GConf /* idem */ libgnomeprintui libgnomecanvas /* !!! through printui */;
+            GConf /* idem */ libgnomeprintui libgnomecanvas /* !!! through printui */ 
+	    intltool;
     input = desktop.gtksourceview;
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gtksourceview.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gtksourceview.nix
index 8afafac8cf46..a5e3bd217fd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gtksourceview.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gtksourceview.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { input, stdenv, fetchurl, perl, perlXMLParser, pkgconfig
 , gtk, libxml2, libgnomeprint, gnomevfs, libbonobo, GConf
 , libgnomeprintui, libgnomecanvas
-, gettext
+, gettext, intltool
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [
     perl perlXMLParser pkgconfig gnomevfs
     libbonobo GConf libgnomeprintui libgnomecanvas
-    gettext
+    gettext intltool
   ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [gtk libxml2 libgnomeprint];
 }