diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 0efb98b97c..aac847710d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -8921,9 +8921,18 @@ (define-public network-manager-applet
                 "1lswxfxjfbiknspwli8d65i0bnyfazzcnrqckaw0s44zkm7bh5lm"))))
     (build-system meson-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:glib-or-gtk? #t
-       #:configure-flags
-       '("-Dappindicator=yes")))
+     (list #:glib-or-gtk? #t
+           #:configure-flags #~'("-Dappindicator=yes")
+           #:phases
+           #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+               (add-after 'install 'copy-gsettings-schema
+                 (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                   (define schema
+                     "share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.nm-applet.gschema.xml")
+
+                   (delete-file (string-append #$output "/" schema))
+                   (symlink (search-input-file inputs schema)
+                            (string-append #$output "/" schema)))))))
     (native-inputs
      (list gettext-minimal
            `(,glib "bin") ; for glib-compile-resources, etc.