diff --git a/pkgs/data/icons/gnome-icon-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/data/icons/gnome-icon-theme/default.nix
index 239cf052ca9e..792519efc15b 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/icons/gnome-icon-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/icons/gnome-icon-theme/default.nix
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0fjh9qmmgj34zlgxb09231ld7khys562qxbpsjlaplq2j85p57im";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
+  depsBuildBuild = [
     pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     intltool
     iconnamingutils
     gtk2
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rm -r "$out/share/locale"
   '';
 
+  allowedReferences = [ ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Collection of icons for the GNOME 2 desktop";
     homepage = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-icon-theme/";