diff --git a/pkgs/data/icons/elementary-icon-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/elementary-icon-theme/default.nix
index 77d29d52507e..db4b5ea6387b 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/icons/elementary-icon-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/icons/elementary-icon-theme/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, gtk3 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "elementary-icon-theme-${version}";
   version = "4.3.1";
 
-  package-name = "elementary-icon-theme";
-
-  name = "${package-name}-${version}";
-
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://launchpad.net/elementaryicons/4.x/${version}/+download/${name}.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "1rp22igvnx71l94j5a6px142329djhk2psm1wfgbhdxbj23hw9kb";
   };
 
-  dontBuild = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gtk3 ];
+
+  postPatch = "cat > volumeicon/CMakeLists.txt";
+  postFixup = "gtk-update-icon-cache $out/share/icons/elementary";
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    install -dm 755 $out/share/{icons,doc/$name}
-    cp -dr --no-preserve='ownership' . $out/share/icons/Elementary/
-    mv $out/share/icons/Elementary/{AUTHORS,CONTRIBUTORS,README.md} \
-      $out/share/doc/$name/
-    rm $out/share/icons/Elementary/{COPYING,pre-commit}
-  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Elementary icon theme";