diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
index cd2a15ffc668..7f655d274919 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     patchShebangs libsoup/
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = libintlOrEmpty ++ [ intltool python ];
+  buildInputs = libintlOrEmpty ++ [ intltool python sqlite ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib libxml2 gobjectIntrospection ]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals gnomeSupport [ libgnome_keyring sqlite ];
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals gnomeSupport [ libgnome_keyring ];
   passthru.propagatedUserEnvPackages = [ glib_networking ];
 
   # glib_networking is a runtime dependency, not a compile-time dependency
-  configureFlags = "--disable-tls-check";
+  configureFlags = "--disable-tls-check" + stdenv.lib.optionalString (!gnomeSupport) " --without-gnome";
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-lintl";