diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/meld/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/meld/package.nix
index b7d0a1e19421..2fd6d6754997 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/meld/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/meld/package.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     patchShebangs meson_shebang_normalisation.py
   '';
 
+  dontWrapGApps = true;
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    makeWrapperArgs+=("''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}")
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = "meld";