diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/f3d/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/f3d/default.nix
index 42671599a643..d32662937aff 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/f3d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/f3d/default.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ vtk_9 ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libGL libX11 ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Cocoa OpenGL ];
+  buildInputs = [ vtk_9 ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Cocoa OpenGL ];
 
   # conflict between VTK and Nixpkgs;
   # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/89167
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vtk/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vtk/generic.nix
index 555e7d0a45de..1994e4ace114 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vtk/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vtk/generic.nix
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
                            else  [ (qtEnv "qvtk-qt-env" [ qtx11extras qttools qtdeclarative ]) ])
     ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [
       libGLU
-      libGL
-      libX11
       xorgproto
       libXt
     ] ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
@@ -51,7 +49,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ] ++ optionals enablePython [
       pythonInterpreter
     ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libobjc ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libobjc ]
+    ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libX11 libGL ];
+    # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/178367#issuecomment-1238827254
 
   patches = map fetchpatch patchesToFetch;