diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
index 0c12d8b754..cc3472c537 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-session/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.91/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-ipv6 --disable-schemas-install
 --with-gconf-schema-file-dir=/usr/share/gconf/schemas
---localstatedir=/var"
+--localstatedir=/var --disable-schemas-compile --with-gtk=3.0"
 short_desc="GNOME session management utilities"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=1fd8d01a08eb69e57898efbd48b02b972f13be47d749c6198b731da28c063202
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ long_desc="
   * The GNOME session manager proxy, which handles basic session
     management for applications that do not support XSM."
 
-keep_empty_dirs=yes
 triggers="gsettings-schemas"
 gtk_iconcache_dirs="/usr/share/icons/hicolor"