diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-notifyd/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-notifyd/default.nix
index e28c169b26e4..64fc7db4dbcc 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-notifyd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/applications/xfce4-notifyd/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ mkXfceDerivation, glib, exo, gtk3, libnotify, libxfce4ui, libxfce4util
+{ mkXfceDerivation, glib, gtk3, libnotify, libxfce4ui, libxfce4util
 , xfce4-panel, xfconf }:
 
 mkXfceDerivation {
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ mkXfceDerivation {
 
   sha256 = "sha256-Gomehef68+mOgGFDaH48jG51nbaV4ruN925h71w7FuE=";
 
-  buildInputs = [ exo gtk3 glib libnotify libxfce4ui libxfce4util xfce4-panel xfconf ];
+  buildInputs = [ gtk3 glib libnotify libxfce4ui libxfce4util xfce4-panel xfconf ];
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--enable-dbus-start-daemon"
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Simple notification daemon for Xfce";