diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/gparted/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/gparted/default.nix
index 9e8b1f9e3224..00d2f759be4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/gparted/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/gparted/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     parted gtk glib intltool gettext libuuid pkgconfig gtkmm libxml2
   ];
 
+  preFixup = "rm $out/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache";
+
   meta = {
     description = "Graphical disk partitioning tool";
     homepage = http://gparted.sourceforge.net;