diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
index c8138431a0a7..30f43c00a05d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib/default.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     libelf setupHook pcre
+  ] ++ optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows) [
     bash gnum4 # install glib-gettextize and m4 macros for other apps to use
   ] ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     libselinux
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs glib/gen-unicode-tables.pl
     patchShebangs tests/gen-casefold-txt.py
     patchShebangs tests/gen-casemap-txt.py
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows ''
+    substituteInPlace gio/win32/meson.build \
+      --replace "libintl, " ""
   '';
 
   DETERMINISTIC_BUILD = 1;