diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/platform/gsettings-desktop-schemas.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/platform/gsettings-desktop-schemas.nix
rename to pkgs/data/misc/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 2972779bc2af..fc1d581b0221 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
   libsoup = callPackage ./platform/libsoup.nix { };
 
-  gsettings_desktop_schemas = callPackage ./platform/gsettings-desktop-schemas.nix {};
-
   GConf = callPackage ./platform/GConf.nix { };
 
   gnome_user_docs = callPackage ./platform/gnome-user-docs.nix { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0e8787f676f1..f30b764507a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6165,6 +6165,8 @@ let
 
   gentium = callPackage ../data/fonts/gentium {};
 
+  gsettings_desktop_schemas = callPackage ../data/misc/gsettings-desktop-schemas {};
+
   hicolor_icon_theme = callPackage ../data/misc/hicolor-icon-theme { };
 
   inconsolata = callPackage ../data/fonts/inconsolata {};