diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.26/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.26/default.nix
index bf1762384b3a..29dc0a5c6679 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.26/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2.26/default.nix
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ rec {
   };
 
   libsoup_git_head = import ./desktop/libsoup/git-head.nix {
-    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchurl pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite curl;
+    inherit (pkgs) stdenv fetchgit pkgconfig libxml2 gnutls libproxy sqlite curl;
     inherit (pkgs.gtkLibs) glib;
     inherit GConf;
   };