diff --git a/pkgs/games/rigsofrods/default.nix b/pkgs/games/rigsofrods/default.nix
index 72c8a49939d3..1e1b8130e377 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/rigsofrods/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/rigsofrods/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{ fetchFromGitHub, lib, stdenv, wxGTK30, freeimage, cmake, zziplib, libGLU, libGL, boost,
-  pkg-config, libuuid, openal, ogre, ois, curl, gtk2, mygui, unzip,
+{ fetchFromGitHub, lib, stdenv, wxGTK30-gtk3, freeimage, cmake, zziplib, libGLU, libGL, boost,
+  pkg-config, libuuid, openal, ogre, ois, curl, gtk3, mygui, unzip,
   angelscript, ogrepaged, mysocketw, libxcb
   }:
 
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0cb1il7qm45kfhh6h6jwfpxvjlh2dmg8z1yz9kj4d6098myf2lg4";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    ./gtk3.patch
+  ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     sed -e "s@/usr/local/lib/OGRE@${ogre}/lib/OGRE@" -i ../tools/linux/binaries/plugins.cfg
     mkdir -p $out/share/rigsofrods
@@ -24,8 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config unzip ];
-  buildInputs = [ wxGTK30 freeimage zziplib libGLU libGL boost
-    libuuid openal ogre ois curl gtk2 mygui angelscript
+  buildInputs = [ wxGTK30-gtk3 freeimage zziplib libGLU libGL boost
+    libuuid openal ogre ois curl gtk3 mygui angelscript
     ogrepaged mysocketw libxcb ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
@@ -34,6 +38,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ raskin ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
-    hydraPlatforms = [];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/rigsofrods/gtk3.patch b/pkgs/games/rigsofrods/gtk3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e873cfedbaed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/rigsofrods/gtk3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+diff --git a/cmake/DependenciesConfig.cmake b/cmake/DependenciesConfig.cmake
+index 1bdf93c..4773fca 100644
+--- a/cmake/DependenciesConfig.cmake
++++ b/cmake/DependenciesConfig.cmake
+@@ -187,10 +187,8 @@ endmacro(importLib)
+ 
+ ELSEIF(UNIX)
+    find_package(PkgConfig)
+-   PKG_CHECK_MODULES  (GTK gtk+-2.0 REQUIRED)
+-   PKG_CHECK_MODULES  (GTK_PIXBUF gdk-pixbuf-2.0 REQUIRED)
++   PKG_CHECK_MODULES  (GTK gtk+-3.0 REQUIRED)
+    include_directories(${GTK_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+-   include_directories(${GTK_PIXBUF_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+ 
+    # Ogre basics
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES  (Ogre OGRE REQUIRED)
+diff --git a/source/configurator/CMakeLists.txt b/source/configurator/CMakeLists.txt
+index 51cc350..7f723b6 100644
+--- a/source/configurator/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/source/configurator/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ IF(WIN32)
+    endif(ROR_USE_OPENCL)
+ ELSEIF(UNIX)
+    find_package(PkgConfig)
+-   PKG_CHECK_MODULES  (GTK gtk+-2.0 REQUIRED)
++   PKG_CHECK_MODULES  (GTK gtk+-3.0 REQUIRED)
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${GTK_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+ 
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES  (Ogre OGRE REQUIRED)