diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgnomekbd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgnomekbd/default.nix
index 5efd751bbb1e..fae319ef894b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgnomekbd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgnomekbd/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, file, intltool, glib, gtk3, libxklavier, wrapGAppsHook, gnome, gobject-introspection }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkg-config
+, gobject-introspection
+, glib
+, gtk3
+, libxklavier
+, wrapGAppsHook
+, gnome
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libgnomekbd";
-  version = "3.26.1";
+  version = "3.28.0";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0y962ykn3rr9gylj0pwpww7bi20lmhvsw6qvxs5bisbn2mih5jpp";
+    sha256 = "swV6RD5MJvkf41Lc0RVKVs3VHxz9fLas4wDDzBKGWck=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    file
-    intltool
+    meson
+    ninja
     pkg-config
     wrapGAppsHook
     glib
@@ -27,9 +39,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     glib
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace libgnomekbd/Makefile.in \
-      --replace "shell pkg-config" 'shell $(PKG_CONFIG)'
+  postInstall = ''
+    # Missing post-install script.
+    glib-compile-schemas "$out/share/glib-2.0/schemas"
   '';
 
   passthru = {