diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/gsconnect/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/gsconnect/default.nix
index 594bd158950d..9f3a2377bd23 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/gsconnect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/gsconnect/default.nix
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dgnome_shell_libdir=${gnome-shell}/lib"
-    "-Dchrome_nmhdir=${placeholder "out"}/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts"
-    "-Dchromium_nmhdir=${placeholder "out"}/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts"
-    "-Dopenssl_path=${openssl}/bin/openssl"
-    "-Dsshadd_path=${openssh}/bin/ssh-add"
-    "-Dsshkeygen_path=${openssh}/bin/ssh-keygen"
-    "-Dsession_bus_services_dir=${placeholder "out"}/share/dbus-1/services"
-    "-Dinstalled_test_prefix=${placeholder "installedTests"}"
+    (lib.mesonOption "gnome_shell_libdir" "${gnome-shell}/lib")
+    (lib.mesonOption "chrome_nmhdir" "${placeholder "out"}/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts")
+    (lib.mesonOption "chromium_nmhdir" "${placeholder "out"}/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts")
+    (lib.mesonOption "openssl_path" "${openssl}/bin/openssl")
+    (lib.mesonOption "sshadd_path" "${openssh}/bin/ssh-add")
+    (lib.mesonOption "sshkeygen_path" "${openssh}/bin/ssh-keygen")
+    (lib.mesonOption "session_bus_services_dir" "${placeholder "out"}/share/dbus-1/services")
+    (lib.mesonOption "installed_test_prefix" "${placeholder "installedTests"}")
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''