diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix
index 707abf1d30e6..7b62de69123d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/webkitgtk/2.4.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, perl, python, ruby, bison, gperf, flex
-, pkgconfig, which, gettext, gobjectIntrospection
+, pkgconfig, which, gettext, gobjectIntrospection, pruneLibtoolFiles
 , gtk2, gtk3, wayland, libwebp, enchant, sqlite
 , libxml2, libsoup, libsecret, libxslt, harfbuzz, xorg
 , gst-plugins-base, libobjc
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     perl python ruby bison gperf flex
-    pkgconfig which gettext gobjectIntrospection
+    pkgconfig which gettext gobjectIntrospection pruneLibtoolFiles
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [