diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/gparted/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/gparted/default.nix
index d12babfddfafd..585248ddaed8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/gparted/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/gparted/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, gettext, coreutils, gnused, gnome
 , gnugrep, parted, glib, libuuid, pkg-config, gtkmm3, libxml2
 , gpart, hdparm, procps, util-linux, polkit, wrapGAppsHook3, substituteAll
-, mtools, dosfstools
+, mtools, dosfstools, xhost
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-doc" ];
+  configureFlags = [ "--disable-doc" "--enable-xhost-root" ];
 
   buildInputs = [ parted glib libuuid gtkmm3 libxml2 polkit.bin gnome.adwaita-icon-theme  ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ gettext pkg-config wrapGAppsHook3 ];
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preFixup = ''
     gappsWrapperArgs+=(
-       --prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ gpart hdparm util-linux procps coreutils gnused gnugrep mtools dosfstools ]}"
+       --prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ gpart hdparm util-linux procps coreutils gnused gnugrep mtools dosfstools xhost ]}"
     )
   '';