diff --git a/pkgs/data/themes/materia-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/data/themes/materia-theme/default.nix
index da79f68638b9..f42e532b6491 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/themes/materia-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/themes/materia-theme/default.nix
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ gtk-engine-murrine ];
 
-  dontBuild = true;
-
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Dgnome_shell_version=${lib.versions.majorMinor gnome.gnome-shell.version}"
   ];