diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/denemo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/denemo/default.nix
index 331e3fb96989..f3adec4fece2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/denemo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/denemo/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , libjack2, gettext, intltool, guile_2_0, lilypond
 , glib, libxml2, librsvg, libsndfile, aubio
 , gtk3, gtksourceview, evince, fluidsynth, rubberband
-, portaudio, portmidi, fftw, makeWrapper }:
+, portaudio, portmidi, fftw, wrapGAppsHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "denemo";
@@ -14,17 +14,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
-    libjack2 gettext guile_2_0 lilypond pkgconfig glib libxml2 librsvg libsndfile
+    libjack2 guile_2_0 lilypond glib libxml2 librsvg libsndfile
     aubio gtk3 gtksourceview evince fluidsynth rubberband portaudio fftw portmidi
-    makeWrapper
   ];
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/denemo --prefix PATH : ${lilypond}/bin
+  preFixup = ''
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(
+      --prefix PATH : "${lilypond}/bin"
+    )
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    wrapGAppsHook
     intltool
+    gettext
+    pkgconfig
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {