diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgda/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgda/default.nix
index 59d1f0830bc..e29482a34d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgda/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgda/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pkg-config
     intltool
     itstool
-    libxml2
     gobject-introspection
     vala
     autoreconfHook
@@ -62,6 +61,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     postgresql
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    libxml2
+  ];
+
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-mysql=${if mysqlSupport then "yes" else "no"}"
     "--with-postgres=${if postgresSupport then "yes" else "no"}"