diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
index 69f6f6d89712..b27b0c26f82d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, dbus_glib, glib, python, pkgconfig, libxslt
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, dbus_glib, glib, python2, pkgconfig, libxslt
 , gobjectIntrospection, valaSupport ? true, vala_0_23, glibcLocales }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional valaSupport "--enable-vala-bindings";
   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [dbus_glib glib python gobjectIntrospection];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [dbus_glib glib python2 gobjectIntrospection];
 
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig libxslt glibcLocales ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional valaSupport vala_0_23;