diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c194daac1357..65cf066a936e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8704,7 +8704,7 @@ let
 
   gnome = gnome28;
 
-  kde3 = {
+  kde3 = recurseIntoAttrs {
 
     kdelibs = import ../desktops/kde-3/kdelibs {
       inherit