diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 2cb44f97ba..723cff0d0e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -1086,7 +1086,6 @@ (define-public libgnome
           (substitute* "libgnome/Makefile.in"
             (("-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED") "-DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS")))
         %standard-phases)))
-    (propagated-inputs `(("popt" ,popt)))  ; gnome-program.h includes popt.h
     (inputs `(("libxml2" ,libxml2)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("glib" ,glib "bin")             ; for glib-mkenums, etc.
@@ -1100,7 +1099,8 @@ (define-public libgnome
      `(("libcanberra" ,libcanberra)
        ("libbonobo" ,libbonobo)
        ("gconf" ,gconf)
-       ("gnome-vfs" ,gnome-vfs)))
+       ("gnome-vfs" ,gnome-vfs)
+       ("popt" ,popt)))                       ;gnome-program.h includes popt.h
     (home-page "https://developer.gnome.org/libgnome/")
     (synopsis "Useful routines for building applications")
     (description  "The libgnome library provides a number of useful routines