diff --git a/browser_patches/webkit/archive.sh b/browser_patches/webkit/archive.sh
index 161aeed18a..eee6d37863 100755
--- a/browser_patches/webkit/archive.sh
+++ b/browser_patches/webkit/archive.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ createZipForLinux() {
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD/WebKitBuild/DependenciesWPE/Root/lib" ldd WebKitBuild/Release/bin/MiniBrowser | grep -o '[^ ]*WebKitBuild/[^ ]*' | xargs cp -t $tmpdir
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD/WebKitBuild/DependenciesWPE/Root/lib" ldd WebKitBuild/Release/bin/WPENetworkProcess | grep -o '[^ ]*WebKitBuild/[^ ]*' | xargs cp -t $tmpdir
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD/WebKitBuild/DependenciesWPE/Root/lib" ldd WebKitBuild/Release/bin/WPEWebProcess | grep -o '[^ ]*WebKitBuild/[^ ]*' | xargs cp -t $tmpdir
+    mkdir -p $tmpdir/gio/modules
+    cp -t $tmpdir/gio/modules $PWD/WebKitBuild/DependenciesWPE/Root/lib/gio/modules/*
+
     cd $tmpdir
     ln -s libWPEBackend-fdo-1.0.so.1 libWPEBackend-fdo-1.0.so
     cd -
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ createZipForLinux() {
     cp -t $tmpdir ./WebKitBuild/Release/bin/MiniBrowser ./WebKitBuild/Release/bin/WebKit*Process
     # copy all relevant shared objects
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD/WebKitBuild/DependenciesGTK/Root/lib" ldd WebKitBuild/Release/bin/MiniBrowser | grep -o '[^ ]*WebKitBuild/[^ ]*' | xargs cp -t $tmpdir
+    mkdir -p $tmpdir/gio/modules
+    cp -t $tmpdir/gio/modules $PWD/WebKitBuild/DependenciesGTK/Root/lib/gio/modules/*
 
     # we failed to nicely build libgdk_pixbuf - expect it in the env
     rm $tmpdir/libgdk_pixbuf*
diff --git a/browser_patches/webkit/pw_run.sh b/browser_patches/webkit/pw_run.sh
index 426860ea99..209bc70de8 100755
--- a/browser_patches/webkit/pw_run.sh
+++ b/browser_patches/webkit/pw_run.sh
@@ -20,27 +20,32 @@ function runLinux() {
   # if script is run as-is
   DEPENDENCIES_FOLDER="DependenciesGTK"
   MINIBROWSER_FOLDER="minibrowser-gtk";
+  GIO_DIR=""
   if [[ "$*" == *--headless* ]]; then
     DEPENDENCIES_FOLDER="DependenciesWPE";
     MINIBROWSER_FOLDER="minibrowser-wpe";
   fi
   if [[ -d $SCRIPT_PATH/$MINIBROWSER_FOLDER ]]; then
     LD_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH/$MINIBROWSER_FOLDER"
+    GIO_DIR="$SCRIPT_PATH/$MINIBROWSER_FOLDER/gio/modules"
     MINIBROWSER="$SCRIPT_PATH/$MINIBROWSER_FOLDER/MiniBrowser"
   elif [[ -d $SCRIPT_PATH/checkout/WebKitBuild ]]; then
     LD_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH/checkout/WebKitBuild/$DEPENDENCIES_FOLDER/Root/lib:$SCRIPT_PATH/checkout/WebKitBuild/Release/bin"
+    GIO_DIR="$SCRIPT_PATH/checkout/WebKitBuild/$DEPENDENCIES_FOLDER/Root/lib/gio/modules"
     MINIBROWSER="$SCRIPT_PATH/checkout/WebKitBuild/Release/bin/MiniBrowser"
   elif [[ -f $SCRIPT_PATH/MiniBrowser ]]; then
     LD_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"
+    GIO_DIR="$SCRIPT_PATH/gio/modules"
     MINIBROWSER="$SCRIPT_PATH/MiniBrowser"
   elif [[ -d $SCRIPT_PATH/WebKitBuild ]]; then
     LD_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH/WebKitBuild/$DEPENDENCIES_FOLDER/Root/lib:$SCRIPT_PATH/WebKitBuild/Release/bin"
+    GIO_DIR="$SCRIPT_PATH/WebKitBuild/$DEPENDENCIES_FOLDER/Root/lib/gio/modules"
     MINIBROWSER="$SCRIPT_PATH/WebKitBuild/Release/bin/MiniBrowser"
   else
     echo "Cannot find a MiniBrowser.app in neither location" 1>&2
     exit 1
   fi
-  LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$LD_PATH $MINIBROWSER "$@"
+  GIO_MODULE_DIR=$GIO_DIR LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$LD_PATH $MINIBROWSER "$@"
 }
 
 SCRIPT_PATH="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" ; pwd -P)"