diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/cassandra/generic.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/cassandra/generic.nix
index cab21080a043..2d031ae9f5d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/cassandra/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/cassandra/generic.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
-, python
+, python2
 , makeWrapper
 , gawk
 , bash
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       fi
     done
 
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/cqlsh --prefix PATH : ${python}/bin
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/cqlsh --prefix PATH : ${python2}/bin
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';