diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
index 7f084362add9..a7d34fc85a64 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, itstool, glib, dbus-glib, libwnck3, librsvg, libxml2, gnome3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, itstool, glib, dbus-glib, libwnck3, librsvg, libxml2, gnome3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, gobject-introspection, wrapGAppsHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "mate-panel-${version}";
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkgconfig
+    gobject-introspection
     intltool
     itstool
+    pkgconfig
     wrapGAppsHook
   ];