diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f0e54b916caf..587246f2694f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12915,7 +12915,8 @@ let
 
   roxterm = callPackage ../applications/misc/roxterm {
     inherit (pythonPackages) lockfile;
-    inherit (gnome3) vte gsettings_desktop_schemas;
+    inherit (gnome3) gsettings_desktop_schemas;
+    vte = gnome3.vte_290;
   };
 
   xtrace = callPackage ../tools/X11/xtrace { };