diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
index 6cf73fd22b64..7c92df30311f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/nodejs.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, python, zlib, libuv, v8, utillinux, http-parser
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, python2, zlib, libuv, v8, utillinux, http-parser
 , pkgconfig, runCommand, which, libtool
 , version
 , sha256 ? null
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   patches = patches ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ ./no-xcode.patch ];
 
   buildInputs = extraBuildInputs
-    ++ [ python which zlib libuv openssl ]
+    ++ [ python2 which zlib libuv openssl ]
     ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ utillinux http-parser ]
     ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ pkgconfig libtool ];
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v0_10.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v0_10.nix
index 9845aa3bf8c8..cdb73e19232a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v0_10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v0_10.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, openssl, python, zlib, v8, utillinux, http-parser, c-ares
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, openssl, python2, zlib, v8, utillinux, http-parser, c-ares
 , pkgconfig, runCommand, which, libtool
 
 # apple frameworks
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     (cd tools/gyp; patch -Np1 -i ${../../python-modules/gyp/no-darwin-cflags.patch})
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ python which ]
+  buildInputs = [ python2 which ]
     ++ (optional stdenv.isLinux utillinux)
     ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ pkgconfig openssl libtool CoreServices ApplicationServices Foundation ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Carbon ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v4.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v4.nix
index d0e2494cd305..915a560be6e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v4.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, python, zlib, libuv, v8, utillinux, http-parser
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, python2, zlib, libuv, v8, utillinux, http-parser
 , pkgconfig, runCommand, which, libtool
 , callPackage
 }@args:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v5.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v5.nix
index 2398ae4e7392..7cd406abd2cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v5.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, python, zlib, libuv, v8, utillinux, http-parser
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, python2, zlib, libuv, v8, utillinux, http-parser
 , pkgconfig, runCommand, which, libtool
 , callPackage
 }@args:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v6.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v6.nix
index ac54f0f8d492..a2213546ec4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v6.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, python, zlib, libuv, v8, utillinux, http-parser
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, python2, zlib, libuv, v8, utillinux, http-parser
 , pkgconfig, runCommand, which, libtool, fetchpatch
 , callPackage
 , darwin ? null