diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/default.nix
index cb773e33b6e..3c5199be313 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/wrap-gapps-hook/default.nix
@@ -25,13 +25,16 @@ makeSetupHook {
   ];
 
   # depsTargetTargetPropagated will essentially be buildInputs when wrapGAppsHook is placed into nativeBuildInputs
-  # the librsvg above should be removed but kept to not break anything that implicitly depended on its binaries
+  # the librsvg and gtk3 above should be removed but kept to not break anything that implicitly depended on its binaries
   depsTargetTargetPropagated = assert (lib.assertMsg (!targetPackages ? raw) "wrapGAppsHook must be in nativeBuildInputs"); lib.optionals isGraphical [
     # librsvg provides a module for gdk-pixbuf to allow rendering
     # SVG icons. Most icon themes are SVG-based and so are some
     # graphics in GTK (e.g. cross for closing window in window title bar)
     # so it is pretty much required for applications using GTK.
     librsvg
+
+    # TODO: remove this, packages should depend on GTK explicitly.
+    gtk3
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
     # It is highly probable that a program will use GSettings,
     # at minimum through GTK file chooser dialogue.