diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gcr/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gcr/default.nix
index b3acdee072df..f9d87298fff4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gcr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gcr/default.nix
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
-    pkgconfig intltool gnupg p11_kit glib gobjectIntrospection libxslt
+    pkgconfig intltool gnupg glib gobjectIntrospection libxslt
     libgcrypt libtasn1 dbus_glib gtk pango gdk_pixbuf atk makeWrapper vala
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ p11_kit ];
+
   #doCheck = true;
 
   preFixup = ''