diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index f9126d18e1..d8545eaa58 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -861,8 +861,21 @@ on the GNOME Desktop with a single simple application.")
        (base32
         "0bshwm49cd01ighsxqlbqn10q0ch71ff99gcrx8pr2gyky2ad3pq"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     '(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
+                  (add-after 'unpack 'set-adwaita-theme-file-name
+                    (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                      ;; Provide the correct file name of the default GNOME
+                      ;; background, 'adwaita-timed.xml'.
+                      (let ((theme (assoc-ref inputs "gnome-backgrounds")))
+                        (substitute* (find-files "schemas"
+                                                 "\\.gschema\\.xml\\.in$")
+                          (("@datadir@/backgrounds/gnome")
+                           (string-append theme "/share/backgrounds/gnome")))
+                        #t))))))
     (inputs
-     `(("glib" ,glib)))
+     `(("glib" ,glib)
+       ("gnome-backgrounds" ,gnome-backgrounds)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("intltool" ,intltool)
        ("glib" ,glib "bin")                       ; glib-compile-schemas, etc.