diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
index ce8217b403e6..e4db2c8a0573 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/default-crate-overrides.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , curl
 , darwin
 , libgit2
+, gtk3
 , libssh2
 , openssl
 , sqlite
@@ -145,6 +146,11 @@ in
     buildInputs = [ gdk-pixbuf ];
   };
 
+  gtk-sys = attrs: {
+    buildInputs = [ gtk3 ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  };
+
   gtk4-sys = attrs: {
     buildInputs = [ gtk4 ];
     nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];