diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
index f34262b03f2d..fd95f359bdc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 , libXi
 , libXext
 , gnome
+, systemd
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libXi
     # libXext is a transitive dependency of libXi
     libXext
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
+    # libsystemd is a needed for dbus-broker support
+    systemd
   ];
 
   # In atspi-2.pc dbus-1 glib-2.0
@@ -67,6 +71,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # including the entire dbus closure in libraries linked with
     # the at-spi2-core libraries.
     "-Ddbus_daemon=/run/current-system/sw/bin/dbus-daemon"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
+    # Same as the above, but for dbus-broker
+    "-Ddbus_broker=/run/current-system/sw/bin/dbus-broker-launch"
   ];
 
   passthru = {