diff --git a/projects/genie.lua b/projects/genie.lua
index 4c84375107..b4d6767802 100644
--- a/projects/genie.lua
+++ b/projects/genie.lua
@@ -500,6 +500,10 @@ project "core"
 			"../external/wyhash/**.*"
 	}
 
+	configuration { "linux" }
+		buildoptions { "`pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`" }
+	
+	configuration {}
 
 	defines { "BUILDING_CORE" }