diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/clipit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/clipit/default.nix
index e62236e7ae2f..06ebaa7c12dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/clipit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/clipit/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, intltool, pkgconfig, gtk2, xdotool }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, intltool, pkgconfig, gtk2, xdotool, hicolor_icon_theme }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "clipit-${version}";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0jrwn8qfgb15rwspdp1p8hb1nc0ngmpvgr87d4k3lhlvqg2cfqva";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ intltool pkgconfig gtk2 xdotool  ];
+  buildInputs = [ intltool pkgconfig gtk2 xdotool hicolor_icon_theme ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Lightweight GTK+ Clipboard Manager";