diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index f15f4825aa13..b88180c61669 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   inherit (pkgs) atk glib gobject-introspection gspell webkitgtk gtk3 gtkmm3
     libgtop libgudev libhttpseverywhere librsvg libsecret gdk_pixbuf gtksourceview gtksourceviewmm gtksourceview4
     easytag meld orca rhythmbox shotwell gnome-usage
-    clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps;
+    clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps libgdata;
 
   libsoup = pkgs.libsoup.override { gnomeSupport = true; };
   libchamplain = pkgs.libchamplain.override { libsoup = libsoup; };
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   libgepub = callPackage ./core/libgepub { };
 
-  libgdata = callPackage ./core/libgdata { };
-
   libpeas = callPackage ./core/libpeas {};
 
   libgweather = callPackage ./core/libgweather { };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgdata/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdata/default.nix
similarity index 80%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgdata/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/libgdata/default.nix
index 4cbf0a78d894..b05468a478df 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgdata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgdata/default.nix
@@ -1,30 +1,27 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, intltool, libxml2, glib, json-glib
 , gobject-introspection, liboauth, gnome3, p11-kit, openssl, uhttpmock }:
 
-let
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libgdata";
   version = "0.17.9";
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${name}.tar.xz";
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "0fj54yqxdapdppisqm1xcyrpgcichdmipq0a0spzz6009ikzgi45";
   };
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${gnome3.libsoup.dev}/include/libsoup-gnome-2.4/ -I${gnome3.gcr}/include/gcr-3 -I${gnome3.gcr}/include/gck-1";
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool gobject-introspection ];
+
   buildInputs = with gnome3;
-    [ pkgconfig libsoup intltool libxml2 glib gobject-introspection
-      liboauth gcr gnome-online-accounts p11-kit openssl uhttpmock ];
+    [ libsoup libxml2 glib liboauth gcr gnome-online-accounts p11-kit openssl uhttpmock ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ json-glib ];
 
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
       packageName = pname;
-      attrPath = "gnome3.${pname}";
       versionPolicy = "none"; # Stable version has not been updated for a long time.
     };
   };
@@ -36,5 +33,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
   };
-
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2d864ae75474..ea302c2d7004 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10766,7 +10766,7 @@ in
 
   libgdamm = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgdamm { };
 
-  libgdata = gnome3.libgdata;
+  libgdata = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgdata { };
 
   libgig = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgig { };