diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/terminator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/terminator/default.nix
index e922a34423c0..67c7196e24da 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/terminator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/terminator/default.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   doCheck = false;
 
+  dontWrapGApps = true;
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    makeWrapperArgs+=("''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}")
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Terminal emulator with support for tiling and tabs";
     longDescription = ''