diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/flatpak/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/flatpak/default.nix
index 2c44b045a2f7a..54afc53ac9866 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/flatpak/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/flatpak/default.nix
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     bzip2
     dbus
     dconf
-    glib
     gpgme
     json-glib
     libarchive
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libseccomp
     libsoup
     lzma
-    ostree
     polkit
     python3
     systemd
@@ -148,6 +146,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     librsvg # for flatpak-validate-icon
   ];
 
+  # Required by flatpak.pc
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    glib
+    ostree
+  ];
+
   checkInputs = [
     valgrind
   ];