diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
index c1d28e58c4e6..c83f0b384371 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, meson, ninja, gettext
 , pkgconfig, python, gst-plugins-base, orc
 , faacSupport ? false, faac ? null
-, gtkSupport ? false, gtk3 ? null
 , faad2, libass, libkate, libmms
 , libmodplug, mpeg2dec, mpg123
 , openjpeg, libopus, librsvg
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@
 }:
 
 assert faacSupport -> faac != null;
-assert gtkSupport -> gtk3 != null;
 
 let
   inherit (stdenv.lib) optional optionalString;
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     gst-plugins-base orc
-    faad2 gtk3 libass libkate libmms
+    faad2 libass libkate libmms
     libmodplug mpeg2dec mpg123
     openjpeg libopus librsvg
     fluidsynth libvdpau
@@ -71,8 +69,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]
     ++ libintlOrEmpty
     ++ optional faacSupport faac
-    # for gtksink
-    ++ optional gtkSupport gtk3
     ++ optional stdenv.isLinux wayland
     # wildmidi requires apple's OpenAL
     # TODO: package apple's OpenAL, fix wildmidi, include on Darwin
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/good/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/good/default.nix
index aa826456563a..960c03b52e29 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/good/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/good/default.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 , cairo, gdk_pixbuf, aalib, libcaca
 , libsoup, libpulseaudio, libintlOrEmpty
 , darwin, lame, mpg123, twolame
+, gtkSupport ? false, gtk3 ? null
 }:
 
+assert gtkSupport -> gtk3 != null;
+
 let
   inherit (stdenv.lib) optionals optionalString;
 in
@@ -44,7 +47,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]
   ++ libintlOrEmpty
   ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Cocoa ]
-  ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libv4l libpulseaudio libavc1394 libiec61883 ];
+  ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libv4l libpulseaudio libavc1394 libiec61883 ]
+  # for gtksink
+  ++ optionals gtkSupport [ gtk3 ];
 
   LDFLAGS = optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-lintl";
 }