diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/pdf-quench/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/pdf-quench/default.nix
index 4255127b3df..0245fadb171 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/pdf-quench/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/pdf-quench/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, pkgs, python3, wrapGAppsHook}:
+{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, pkgs, python3, wrapGAppsHook, gobject-introspection }:
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
   pname = "pdf-quench";
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
     sha256 = "1rp9rlwr6rarcsxygv5x2c5psgwl6r69k0lsgribgyyla9cf2m7n";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapGAppsHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapGAppsHook gobject-introspection ];
   buildInputs = with pkgs; [
     gtk3
-    gobject-introspection
     goocanvas2
     poppler_gi
   ];