diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f768541ad806..8577a4deec0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11487,7 +11487,9 @@ in
     libXpm = null;
   };
 
-  gdal = callPackage ../development/libraries/gdal { };
+  gdal = callPackage ../development/libraries/gdal {
+    pythonPackages = python3Packages; 
+  };
 
   gdal_1_11 = callPackage ../development/libraries/gdal/gdal-1_11.nix { };