diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-discord/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-discord/default.nix
index 0b6f142f1e9..c4d780d9ea2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-discord/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-discord/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ bitlbee glib ];
+  buildInputs = [ bitlbee ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     export BITLBEE_PLUGINDIR=$out/lib/bitlbee
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook/default.nix
index 78016065610..07e7b74a43c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-facebook/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ bitlbee glib json-glib ];
+  buildInputs = [ bitlbee json-glib ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     export BITLBEE_PLUGINDIR=$out/lib/bitlbee
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-mastodon/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-mastodon/default.nix
index 155ea5edc4d..6a512d340ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-mastodon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-mastodon/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ bitlbee glib ];
+  buildInputs = [ bitlbee ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     export BITLBEE_PLUGINDIR=$out/lib/bitlbee
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-steam/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-steam/default.nix
index 14a3319c149..8cb7f6c37c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-steam/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-steam/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ bitlbee autoconf automake libtool glib libgcrypt ];
+  buildInputs = [ bitlbee autoconf automake libtool libgcrypt ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     export BITLBEE_PLUGINDIR=$out/lib/bitlbee
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/default.nix
index cf3f2549c81..7b1256b657a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee/default.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ] ++ optional doCheck check;
 
-  buildInputs = [ gnutls glib libotr python ]
+  buildInputs = [ gnutls libotr python ]
     ++ optional enableLibPurple pidgin
     ++ optional enablePam pam;
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib ];
+
   configureFlags = [
     "--otr=1"
     "--ssl=gnutls"