diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conky/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conky/default.nix
index 9755e516214a..0d9fa44a8794 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conky/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/conky/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                             , docbook_xsl ? null , docbook_xml_dtd_44 ? null
 
 , ncursesSupport      ? true      , ncurses       ? null
-, x11Support          ? true      , xlibsWrapper           ? null
+, x11Support          ? true      , freetype, xorg
 , xdamageSupport      ? x11Support, libXdamage    ? null
 , doubleBufferSupport ? x11Support
 , imlib2Support       ? x11Support, imlib2        ? null
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ assert docsSupport         -> docbook2x != null && libxslt != null
 
 assert ncursesSupport      -> ncurses != null;
 
-assert x11Support          -> xlibsWrapper != null;
 assert xdamageSupport      -> x11Support && libXdamage != null;
 assert imlib2Support       -> x11Support && imlib2     != null;
 assert luaSupport          -> lua != null;
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ glib libXinerama ]
     ++ optionals docsSupport        [ docbook2x docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_44 libxslt man less ]
     ++ optional  ncursesSupport     ncurses
-    ++ optional  x11Support         xlibsWrapper
+    ++ optionals x11Support         [ freetype xorg.libICE xorg.libX11 xorg.libXext xorg.libXft xorg.libSM ]
     ++ optional  xdamageSupport     libXdamage
     ++ optional  imlib2Support      imlib2
     ++ optional  luaSupport         lua