diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
index 843f92a3b002..b67a057fa3a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Dgtk_doc=true"
     "-Ddesktop_docs=false"
     "-Ddate_in_gnome_version=false"
+    "-Dgnome_distributor=NixOS"
   ];
 
   separateDebugInfo = stdenv.isLinux;