diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-themes-extra/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-themes-extra/default.nix
index 9cbac8c74277..fa2f4921fd91 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-themes-extra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-themes-extra/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, intltool, gtk3, gnome3, librsvg, pkgconfig, pango, atk, gtk2
-, gdk-pixbuf }:
+, gdk-pixbuf, hicolor-icon-theme }:
 
 let
   pname = "gnome-themes-extra";
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool ];
-  buildInputs = [ gtk3 librsvg pango atk gtk2 gdk-pixbuf gnome3.adwaita-icon-theme ];
+  buildInputs = [ gtk3 librsvg pango atk gtk2 gdk-pixbuf ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ gnome3.adwaita-icon-theme hicolor-icon-theme ];
 
-  postFixup = ''
+  dontDropIconThemeCache = true;
+
+  postInstall = ''
     gtk-update-icon-cache "$out"/share/icons/HighContrast
   '';