diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/default.nix
index 46bb7a4e8faa..18f2e7611a9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-4.x/4.8/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 , buildMultimedia ? stdenv.isLinux, alsaLib, gstreamer, gst-plugins-base
 , buildWebkit ? (stdenv.isLinux || stdenv.isDarwin)
 , flashplayerFix ? false, gdk_pixbuf
-, gtkStyle ? false, libgnomeui, gtk2, GConf, gnome_vfs
+, gtkStyle ? true, gtk2
+, gnomeStyle ? false, libgnomeui, GConf, gnome_vfs
 , developerBuild ? false
 , docs ? false
 , examples ? false
@@ -73,14 +74,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         glibc = stdenv.cc.libc.out;
         openglDriver = if mesaSupported then mesa.driverLink else "/no-such-path";
       })
-    ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional gtkStyle (substituteAll {
+    ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional gtkStyle (substituteAll ({
         src = ./dlopen-gtkstyle.diff;
         # substituteAll ignores env vars starting with capital letter
-        gconf = GConf.out;
         gtk = gtk2.out;
+      } // stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs gnomeStyle {
+        gconf = GConf.out;
         libgnomeui = libgnomeui.out;
         gnome_vfs = gnome_vfs.out;
-      })
+      }))
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional flashplayerFix (substituteAll {
         src = ./dlopen-webkit-nsplugin.diff;
         gtk = gtk2.out;