diff --git a/brightray/brightray.gyp b/brightray/brightray.gyp
index ecc7c95bd08..ae9ae6a7b26 100644
--- a/brightray/brightray.gyp
+++ b/brightray/brightray.gyp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   'variables': {
     # The libraries brightray will be compiled to.
-    'linux_system_libraries': 'gtk+-2.0 dbus-1 x11 x11-xcb xcb xi xcursor xdamage xrandr xcomposite xext xfixes xrender xtst xscrnsaver gconf-2.0 gmodule-2.0 nss',
+    'linux_system_libraries': 'gtk+-3.0 dbus-1 x11 x11-xcb xcb xi xcursor xdamage xrandr xcomposite xext xfixes xrender xtst xscrnsaver gconf-2.0 gmodule-2.0 nss',
     'conditions': [
       ['target_arch=="mips64el"', {
         'linux_system_libraries': '<(linux_system_libraries) libpulse',