diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gnome-vfs/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gnome-vfs/default.nix
index 48523f512b3f..06af8a63200a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gnome-vfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/platform/gnome-vfs/default.nix
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ intltool pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs =
-    [ pkgconfig libxml2 bzip2 openssl dbus_glib fam cdparanoia
-      intltool gnome_mime_data avahi acl
+    [ libxml2 bzip2 openssl dbus_glib fam cdparanoia
+      gnome_mime_data avahi acl
     ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ GConf glib ];