diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.12/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.12/default.nix
index 1deb9dccb516..49bf62160fac 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.12/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.12/default.nix
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ rec {
 
   gucharmap = callPackage ./core/gucharmap { };
 
-  gvfs = pkgs.gvfs.override { gnome = pkgs.gnome3; };
+  gvfs = pkgs.gvfs.override { gnome = gnome3; };
 
   eog = callPackage ./core/eog { };