diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
index 3a8b60950db6..aafcaf4d00c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/w3m/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses
-, sslSupport ? true, openssl ? null, boehmgc, gettext
+{ stdenv, fetchurl
+, sslSupport ? true
+, graphicsSupport ? false
+, ncurses, openssl ? null, boehmgc, gettext, zlib, gdkpixbuf ? null
 }:
 
 assert sslSupport -> openssl != null;
+assert graphicsSupport -> gdkpixbuf != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "w3m-0.5.1";
@@ -12,6 +15,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "0678b72e07e69c41709d71ef0fe5da13";
   };
   inherit openssl boehmgc;
-  buildInputs = [ncurses (if sslSupport then openssl else null) boehmgc gettext];
+  buildInputs = [
+    ncurses boehmgc gettext zlib
+    (if sslSupport then openssl else null)
+    (if graphicsSupport then gdkpixbuf else null)
+  ];
   patches = [./bsd.patch];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-1.x/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-1.x/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
index 4e38cb23a5bf..08f60ceede74 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-1.x/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk-libs-1.x/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "05fcb68ceaa338614ab650c775efc2f2";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [gtk libtiff libjpeg libpng];
+  buildInputs = [libtiff libjpeg libpng];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [gtk];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 28d085a99a41..ccedcb034a97 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2034,7 +2034,9 @@ rec {
   };
 
   w3m = (import ../applications/networking/browsers/w3m) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses openssl boehmgc gettext;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses openssl boehmgc gettext zlib;
+    graphicsSupport = false;
+    inherit (gtkLibs1x) gdkpixbuf;
   };
 
   opera = import ../applications/networking/browsers/opera {