diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
index 94e47a64488..1f829a2902e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/3.0/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-ipv6 --disable-schemas-install
 --with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/usr/share/gconf/schemas
---localstatedir=/var --disable-schemas-compile"
+--localstatedir=/var --disable-schemas-compile
+ac_cv_path_GCONF_SANITY_CHECK=/usr/libxece/gconf-sanity-check-2"
 short_desc="GNOME session management utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=4801a0cfdf351a1184780cc1c2bdd5cea6cd1ad31505d5fa8de4e56aa766ab96