diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeitgeist/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeitgeist/default.nix
index a17a65885aba..100501108730 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/zeitgeist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zeitgeist/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 , json-glib
 , librdf_raptor2
 , pythonSupport ? true
-, python2Packages
+, python3
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gettext
     gobject-introspection
     vala
-    python2Packages.python
+    python3
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk3
     json-glib
     librdf_raptor2
-    python2Packages.rdflib
+    python3.pkgs.rdflib
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   postFixup = stdenv.lib.optionalString pythonSupport ''
-    moveToOutput lib/${python2Packages.python.libPrefix} "$py"
+    moveToOutput lib/${python3.libPrefix} "$py"
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 72b60ba902c3..fd62503a714a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7778,7 +7778,7 @@ in {
 
   zeep = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zeep { };
 
-  zeitgeist = disabledIf isPy3k (toPythonModule (pkgs.zeitgeist.override { python2Packages = self; })).py;
+  zeitgeist = (toPythonModule (pkgs.zeitgeist.override { python3 = python; })).py;
 
   zerobin = callPackage ../development/python-modules/zerobin { };