diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
index 14d8ac23b6b5..dd61bbed6828 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/default.nix
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (
 
     #### DESKTOP
 
-    gtksourceview = callPackage ./desktop/gtksourceview {
-      autoreconfHook = pkgs.autoreconfHook269;
-    };
+    gtksourceview = callPackage ./desktop/gtksourceview { };
 
   }
 )
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gtksourceview/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gtksourceview/default.nix
index 30a33349e5a2..77ced255f1da 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gtksourceview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-2/desktop/gtksourceview/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchpatch,
   fetchurl,
   autoreconfHook,
+  gtk-doc,
   pkg-config,
   atk,
   cairo,
@@ -48,10 +49,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   # Fix build with gcc 14
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkg-config
-    intltool
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ autoreconfHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs =
+    [
+      pkg-config
+      intltool
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+      autoreconfHook
+      gtk-doc
+    ];
+
   buildInputs =
     [
       atk
@@ -68,10 +75,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       gtk-mac-integration-gtk2
     ];
 
-  preConfigure = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
-    intltoolize --force
-  '';
-
   doCheck = false; # requires X11 daemon
 
   passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;