diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/terminator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/terminator/default.nix
index 4a6ad4e5ea38..80dffe6d93f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/terminator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/terminator/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ python2.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ file intltool wrapGAppsHook gobject-introspection ];
-  buildInputs = [ gtk3 vte libnotify keybinder3 ];
+  buildInputs = [ gtk3 vte libnotify keybinder3
+    gobject-introspection # Temporary fix, see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/56943
+  ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python2.pkgs; [ pygobject3 psutil pycairo ];
 
   postPatch = ''