diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libnvme/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libnvme/default.nix
index 17fad5410024..5f1960f4e531 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libnvme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libnvme/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
     perl # for kernel-doc
     pkg-config
-    python3
+    python3.pythonForBuild
     swig
   ];
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     json_c
     openssl
     systemd
+    python3
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [