diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
index 3f8fc2e68a1f..dc8eb85fa7ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
@@ -1724,9 +1724,8 @@ let
       url = mirror://xorg/X11R7.7/src/everything/xf86-video-vmware-12.0.2.tar.bz2;
       sha256 = "0isiwx516gww8hfk3vy7js83yziyjym9mq2zjadyq1a8v5gqf9y8";
     };
-    CFLAGS = "-I${pixman}/include/pixman-1";
-    buildInputs = [pkgconfig fontsproto libdrm libpciaccess randrproto renderproto videoproto libX11 libXext xextproto xineramaproto xorgserver xproto pixman ];
-  })) // {inherit fontsproto libdrm libpciaccess randrproto renderproto videoproto libX11 libXext xextproto xineramaproto xorgserver xproto pixman ;};
+    buildInputs = [pkgconfig fontsproto libdrm libpciaccess randrproto renderproto videoproto libX11 libXext xextproto xineramaproto xorgserver xproto ];
+  })) // {inherit fontsproto libdrm libpciaccess randrproto renderproto videoproto libX11 libXext xextproto xineramaproto xorgserver xproto ;};
     
   xf86videovoodoo = (stdenv.mkDerivation ((if overrides ? xf86videovoodoo then overrides.xf86videovoodoo else x: x) {
     name = "xf86-video-voodoo-1.2.4";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index cf8c47374710..cba6a6d0cf4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ in
     buildInputs = attrs.buildInputs ++ [xorg.pixman];
   };
 
+  xf86videovmware = attrs: attrs // {
+    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${xorg.pixman}/include/pixman-1";
+    buildInputs = attrs.buildInputs ++ [xorg.pixman xorg.glproto args.mesa];
+  };
+
   xdriinfo = attrs: attrs // {
     buildInputs = attrs.buildInputs ++ [xorg.glproto args.mesa];
   };