diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
index 56c156d8639f..29360585b7e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
@@ -174,9 +174,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   inherit doCheck;
 
-  passthru = {
+  passthru = rec {
     gioModuleDir = "lib/gio/modules";
     makeSchemaPath = dir: name: "${dir}/share/gsettings-schemas/${name}/glib-2.0/schemas";
+    getSchemaPath = pkg: makeSchemaPath pkg pkg.name;
     inherit flattenInclude;
     updateScript = gnome3.updateScript { packageName = "glib"; };
   };