diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 62a6aacfe4..3ec5de42f2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -5604,7 +5604,7 @@ (define-public gnome-text-editor
     (arguments
      (list #:glib-or-gtk? #t))
     (native-inputs (list pkg-config
-                         cmake
+                         cmake-minimal
                          gettext-minimal
                          desktop-file-utils
                          appstream-glib