diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libctemplate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libctemplate/default.nix
index d2c202b970a1..cdaeb4969ae4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libctemplate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libctemplate/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, python }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, python2 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "ctemplate-${version}";
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0mi5g2xlws10z1g4x0cj6kd1r673kkav35pgzyqxa1w47xnwprcr";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ python ];
+  buildInputs = [ python2 ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs .