diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-config/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-config/default.nix
index 60e6ca3d4e82..745c4e71b5ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-config/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-config/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , cmake
 , pkg-config
+, glib
 , lxqt-build-tools
 , qtbase
 , qtx11extras
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
+    glib.bin
     qtbase
     qtx11extras
     qttools
@@ -51,6 +53,12 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     xorg.xf86inputlibinput.dev
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace lxqt-config-appearance/configothertoolkits.cpp \
+      --replace 'QStringLiteral("gsettings' \
+                'QStringLiteral("${glib.bin}/bin/gsettings'
+  '';
+
   passthru.updateScript = lxqtUpdateScript { inherit pname version src; };
 
   meta = with lib; {