diff --git a/gnu/packages/mate.scm b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
index 9ced219477..6a0d024263 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mate.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
@@ -1601,6 +1601,10 @@ (define-public mate
        ("shared-mime-info"          ,shared-mime-info)
        ("yelp"                      ,yelp)
        ("zenity"                    ,zenity)))
+    ;; FIXME: Propagating glib:bin fixes http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/38135
+    ;; The proper fix is in core-updates. So we can remove this after next merge.
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("glib:bin" ,glib "bin")))
     (synopsis "The MATE desktop environment")
     (home-page "https://mate-desktop.org/")
     (description