diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
index 59d035b32d97..4a0ef5e72bb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         # for gimp-script-fu-interpreter-3.0 invoked by shebang of some plug-ins
         "$out"
       ]
-    }")
+    }"
+    --suffix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${adwaita-icon-theme}/share")
   '';
 
   postFixup = ''