diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/default.nix
index 0907c7af27da..bc3f8baf5108 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/atom/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, pkgs, fetchurl, makeWrapper, wrapGAppsHook, gvfs, atomEnv, gtk3}:
+{ stdenv, pkgs, fetchurl, makeWrapper, wrapGAppsHook, gvfs, gtk3, atomEnv }:
 
 let
   common = pname: {version, sha256, beta ? null}:
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ let
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       wrapGAppsHook  # Fix error: GLib-GIO-ERROR **: No GSettings schemas are installed on the system
+    ];
+
+    buildInputs = [
       gtk3  # Fix error: GLib-GIO-ERROR **: Settings schema 'org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser' is not installed
     ];