diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 0ebffce224..00ffa115ca 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -9142,7 +9142,8 @@ (define-public nautilus
            `(,glib "bin")         ; for glib-mkenums, etc.
            gobject-introspection
            intltool
-           pkg-config))
+           pkg-config
+           python))
     (inputs
      (list dconf
            gexiv2