diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/e17/e_dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/e17/e_dbus/default.nix
index 44eaf2328ec2..cfc0203b3e0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/e17/e_dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/e17/e_dbus/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig zlib libjpeg expat ecore eina evas ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ dbus_libs ];
+  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
   configureFlags = ''
     --disable-edbus-test
     --disable-edbus-test-client
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/e17/e_dbus/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/desktops/e17/e_dbus/setup-hook.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d98f24b4c04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/e17/e_dbus/setup-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+addDbusIncludePath () {
+    if test -d "$1/include/dbus-1.0"
+    then
+        export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="${NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE} -I$1/include/dbus-1.0 -I $1/lib/dbus-1.0/include"
+    fi
+}
+
+envHooks=(${envHooks[@]} addDbusIncludePath)