diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/default.nix
index 711d9ab93f9b..e2f9bb2c2d9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/default.nix
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ let
   ];
 
 in rec {
-  inherit buildShellExtension;
-
   gnome38Extensions = mapUuidNames (produceExtensionsList "38");
   gnome40Extensions = mapUuidNames (produceExtensionsList "40");
   gnome41Extensions = mapUuidNames (produceExtensionsList "41");
@@ -79,6 +77,8 @@ in rec {
       mediaplayer = throw "gnomeExtensions.mediaplayer deprecated since 2019-09-23: retired upstream https://github.com/JasonLG1979/gnome-shell-extensions-mediaplayer/blob/master/README.md";
       remove-dropdown-arrows = throw "gnomeExtensions.remove-dropdown-arrows removed since 2021-05-25: The extensions has not seen an update sine GNOME 3.34. Furthermore, the functionality it provides is obsolete as of GNOME 40.";
     })
+    # Export buildShellExtension function
+    (extensions: extensions // { inherit buildShellExtension; })
     # Make the set "public"
     lib.recurseIntoAttrs
   ];