diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/enlightenment.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/enlightenment.nix
index e9841edc9fa..32c9a40e535 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/enlightenment.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/enlightenment.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ in
       pkgs.gtk2 # To get GTK's themes.
       pkgs.tango-icon-theme
 
-      pkgs.gnome2.gnome-icon-theme
+      pkgs.gnome-icon-theme
       pkgs.xorg.xcursorthemes
     ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gnome-icon-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/gnome-icon-theme/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gnome-icon-theme/default.nix
rename to pkgs/data/icons/gnome-icon-theme/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
index f1822385f0f..4212fa68bd4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   gtksourceview = callPackage ./desktop/gtksourceview { };
 
-  gnome-icon-theme = callPackage ./desktop/gnome-icon-theme { };
-
   vte = callPackage ./desktop/vte { };
 
 #### BINDINGS
@@ -87,7 +85,8 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   startup_notification = pkgs.libstartup_notification;
   startupnotification = pkgs.libstartup_notification;
   gnomedocutils = pkgs.gnome-doc-utils;
-  gnomeicontheme = self.gnome-icon-theme;
+  gnome-icon-theme = pkgs.gnome-icon-theme;
   gnome_icon_theme = self.gnome-icon-theme;
+  gnomeicontheme = self.gnome-icon-theme;
   gnome_common = gnome-common;
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/mail-notification/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/mail-notification/default.nix
index bce45c66b6f..5a81c1bcb1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/mail-notification/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/mail-notification/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, glib, gnome2, dbus-glib, gmime, libnotify, libgnome-keyring, openssl, cyrus_sasl, gnonlin, sylpheed, gob2, gettext, intltool, libxml2, hicolor-icon-theme, tango-icon-theme }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, glib, gnome2, dbus-glib, gmime, gnome-icon-theme, libnotify, libgnome-keyring, openssl, cyrus_sasl, gnonlin, sylpheed, gob2, gettext, intltool, libxml2, hicolor-icon-theme, tango-icon-theme }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   rev = "9ae8768";
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-   buildInputs = [ glib dbus-glib gmime libnotify libgnome-keyring openssl cyrus_sasl gnonlin sylpheed gob2 gettext intltool gnome2.GConf gnome2.libgnomeui dbus-glib gmime libnotify gnome2.scrollkeeper libxml2 gnome2.gnome-icon-theme hicolor-icon-theme tango-icon-theme ];
+   buildInputs = [ glib dbus-glib gmime libnotify libgnome-keyring openssl cyrus_sasl gnonlin sylpheed gob2 gettext intltool gnome2.GConf gnome2.libgnomeui dbus-glib gmime libnotify gnome2.scrollkeeper libxml2 gnome-icon-theme hicolor-icon-theme tango-icon-theme ];
 
   prePatch = ''
     sed -i  -e '/jb_rule_set_install_message/d' -e '/jb_rule_add_install_command/d' jbsrc/jb.c
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/alarm-clock-applet/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/alarm-clock-applet/default.nix
index ae9c88c0a6f..c92c0821092 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/alarm-clock-applet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/alarm-clock-applet/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , gtk2
 , gst_all_1
 , gnome2
+, gnome-icon-theme
 , libnotify
 , libxml2
 , libunique
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk2
     gst_all_1.gstreamer
     gnome2.GConf
-    gnome2.gnome-icon-theme
+    gnome-icon-theme
     libnotify
     libxml2
     libunique
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3bbbb74c2b7..d2e6ef032ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17812,6 +17812,8 @@ in
 
   gnome-breeze = callPackage ../data/themes/gnome-breeze { };
 
+  gnome-icon-theme = callPackage ../data/icons/gnome-icon-theme { };
+
   go-font = callPackage ../data/fonts/go-font { };
 
   greybird = callPackage ../data/themes/greybird { };