diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pil/default.nix
index 4cf4576c0ce4..1dfdfee08fb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pil/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, python, libjpeg, zlib, freetype }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, python, buildPythonPackage, libjpeg, zlib, freetype }:
 
 let version = "1.1.7"; in
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "python-imaging-${version}";
+buildPythonPackage {
+  name = "imaging-${version}";
   
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://effbot.org/downloads/Imaging-${version}.tar.gz";
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildPhase   = "python setup.py build_ext -i";
   checkPhase   = "python selftest.py";
-  installPhase = "python setup.py install --prefix=$out";
+  #installPhase = "python setup.py install --prefix=$out";
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 62039b853a66..8d6fca1a69e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ let pythonPackages = python.modules // rec {
   };
 
   pil = import ../development/python-modules/pil {
-    inherit (pkgs) fetchurl stdenv python libjpeg zlib freetype;
+    inherit (pkgs) fetchurl stdenv libjpeg zlib freetype;
+    inherit python buildPythonPackage;
   };
 
   wrapPython = pkgs.makeSetupHook
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ let pythonPackages = python.modules // rec {
       sha256 = "1d8vg5a9q2ldnbxqap1893lqb66jwcsli2brbjx7mcnqrzcz449x";
     };
 
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.pil django_1_3 ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ pil django_1_3 ];
 
     meta = {
       description = "A collection of useful extensions for Django";