diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index 16996b9f96c1..b8d19eb80c85 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ let
        ${cfg.extraGSettingsOverrides}
      EOF
 
-     ${pkgs.glib}/bin/glib-compile-schemas $out/share/gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-overrides/glib-2.0/schemas/
+     ${pkgs.glib.dev}/bin/glib-compile-schemas $out/share/gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-overrides/glib-2.0/schemas/
     '';
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/shotwell/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/shotwell/default.nix
index 94094a149c92..2d3e95335cdd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/shotwell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/shotwell/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0cgqaaikrb10plhf6zxbgqy32zqpiwyi9dpx3g8yr261q72r5c81";
   };
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib}/include/glib-2.0 -I${glib.out}/lib/glib-2.0/include";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib.dev}/include/glib-2.0 -I${glib.out}/lib/glib-2.0/include";
 
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-gsettings-convert-install" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
index 01c267cbbb44..0048cb738782 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig file gtk girara gettext makeWrapper sqlite glib ];
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib.dev}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
 
   makeFlags = [
     "PREFIX=$(out)"
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
index 22cdc84b2862..143448b346aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "DEFINES+=TDESKTOP_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE"
     "DEFINES+=TDESKTOP_DISABLE_REGISTER_CUSTOM_SCHEME"
     "INCLUDEPATH+=${gtk2}/include/gtk-2.0"
-    "INCLUDEPATH+=${glib}/include/glib-2.0"
+    "INCLUDEPATH+=${glib.dev}/include/glib-2.0"
     "INCLUDEPATH+=${glib.out}/lib/glib-2.0/include"
     "INCLUDEPATH+=${cairo.dev}/include/cairo"
     "INCLUDEPATH+=${pango}/include/pango-1.0"
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
index e31ed7e509c5..9e04cdf3825d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''
-    ${glib}/bin/glib-compile-schemas "$out"/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+    ${glib.dev}/bin/glib-compile-schemas "$out"/share/glib-2.0/schemas
   '';
 
   # Failed tests
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
index a5decf213604..cdd406c42c9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
       ${optionalString (!pulseSupport) "--disable-pulse"} \
       ${optionalString (!enableHardening) "--disable-hardening"} \
       --disable-kmods --with-mkisofs=${xorriso}/bin/xorrisofs
-    sed -e 's@PKG_CONFIG_PATH=.*@PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${libIDL}/lib/pkgconfig:${glib}/lib/pkgconfig ${libIDL}/bin/libIDL-config-2@' \
+    sed -e 's@PKG_CONFIG_PATH=.*@PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${libIDL}/lib/pkgconfig:${glib.dev}/lib/pkgconfig ${libIDL}/bin/libIDL-config-2@' \
         -i AutoConfig.kmk
     sed -e 's@arch/x86/@@' \
         -i Config.kmk
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/apps/cheese/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/apps/cheese/default.nix
index db50656cf37a..b5f70d84e520 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/apps/cheese/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/apps/cheese/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib.dev}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Cheese;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/apps/gnome-documents/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/apps/gnome-documents/default.nix
index 7f1f70114b7b..5daa7277f7b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/apps/gnome-documents/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/apps/gnome-documents/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   preFixup = ''
-    substituteInPlace $out/bin/gnome-documents --replace gapplication "${glib}/bin/gapplication"
+    substituteInPlace $out/bin/gnome-documents --replace gapplication "${glib.dev}/bin/gapplication"
 
     gappsWrapperArgs+=(--run 'if [ -z "$XDG_CACHE_DIR" ]; then XDG_CACHE_DIR=$HOME/.cache; fi; if [ -w "$XDG_CACHE_DIR/.." ]; then mkdir -p "$XDG_CACHE_DIR/gnome-documents"; fi')
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
index bf0ccd0224ee..7265f09731fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   inherit (import ./src.nix fetchurl) name src;
 
   # this should probably be setuphook for glib
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib.dev}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-settings-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-settings-daemon/default.nix
index 99e1f596f184..2a93328d8ca0 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-settings-daemon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-settings-daemon/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   inherit (import ./src.nix fetchurl) name src;
 
   # fatal error: gio/gunixfdlist.h: No such file or directory
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib.dev}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
 
   buildInputs = with gnome3;
     [ intltool pkgconfig ibus gtk glib gsettings_desktop_schemas networkmanager
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-user-share/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-user-share/default.nix
index e8f649835062..7e5ade9b9e83 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-user-share/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gnome-user-share/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share/gsettings-schemas/$name
     mv $out/share/glib-2.0 $out/share/gsettings-schemas/$name
-    ${glib}/bin/glib-compile-schemas $out/share/gsettings-schemas/$name/glib-2.0/schemas
+    ${glib.dev}/bin/glib-compile-schemas $out/share/gsettings-schemas/$name/glib-2.0/schemas
   '';
 
   preFixup = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/misc/pidgin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/misc/pidgin/default.nix
index a2d8d1465795..64f7920d9afc 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/misc/pidgin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/misc/pidgin/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     schemas_dir="$share_dir/gsettings-schemas/${name}/glib-2.0/schemas"
     mkdir -p "$schemas_dir"
     mv schemas/* "$schemas_dir" # fix Emacs syntax highlighting: */
-    ${glib}/bin/glib-compile-schemas "$schemas_dir"
+    ${glib.dev}/bin/glib-compile-schemas "$schemas_dir"
 
     locale_dir="$share_dir/locale"
     mkdir -p "$locale_dir"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeitgeist/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeitgeist/default.nix
index d0de624890b5..ced0844f3e18 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeitgeist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeitgeist/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "07pnc7kmjpd0ncm32z6s3ny5p4zl52v9lld0n0f8sp6cw87k12p0";
   };
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${glib.dev}/include/gio-unix-2.0";
 
   configureScript = "./autogen.sh";