diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gio-sharp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gio-sharp/default.nix
index d7df4ab7212..a19febbfd66 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gio-sharp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gio-sharp/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, which, pkgconfig, mono, gtk-sharp-2_0 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, which, pkgconfig, mono, glib, gtk-sharp-2_0 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gio-sharp";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoconf automake which ];
-  buildInputs = [ mono gtk-sharp-2_0 ];
+  buildInputs = [ mono glib gtk-sharp-2_0 ];
 
   dontStrip = true;