diff --git a/gnu/packages/mate.scm b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
index 15aeab05ee..6ac7527a38 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mate.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ can be used as backgrounds in the MATE Desktop environment.")
        ("enchant" ,enchant-1.6)
        ("glib" ,glib)
        ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
-       ("gtksourceview" ,gtksourceview)
+       ("gtksourceview" ,gtksourceview-3)
        ("gdk-pixbuf" ,gdk-pixbuf)
        ("iso-codes" ,iso-codes)
        ("libcanberra" ,libcanberra)