diff --git a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
index f99942c72d4be2e01ee3c575a5fa81a04bb1b5c4..25dfc40af8771612490e515c0d4cff01dd31bb0f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ (define-public virt-manager
          (add-after 'install 'glib-or-gtk-wrap
            (assoc-ref glib-or-gtk:%standard-phases 'glib-or-gtk-wrap)))))
     (inputs
-     `(("gtk+" ,gtk+)
+     `(("dconf" ,dconf)
+       ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
        ("gtk-vnc" ,gtk-vnc)
        ("libvirt" ,libvirt)
        ("libvirt-glib" ,libvirt-glib)