diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/catfish/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/catfish/default.nix
index dd6def83ff4e..0cec370e1acc 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/catfish/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/catfish/default.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   # Disable check because there is no test in the source distribution
   doCheck = false;
 
+  dontWrapGApps = true;
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    makeWrapperArgs+=("''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}")
+  '';
+
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { rev-prefix = "${pname}-"; };
 
   meta = with lib; {