diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 4d6dcc396b05..435613e8033d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ let
       overrideWith = newArgs: origArgs // (if builtins.isFunction newArgs then newArgs origArgs else newArgs);
     in
       if builtins.isAttrs ff then (ff // {
-        overridePythonAttrs = newArgs: makeOverridable f (overrideWith newArgs);
+        overridePythonAttrs = newArgs: makeOverridablePythonPackage f (overrideWith newArgs);
       })
       else if builtins.isFunction ff then {
-        overridePythonAttrs = newArgs: makeOverridable f (overrideWith newArgs);
+        overridePythonAttrs = newArgs: makeOverridablePythonPackage f (overrideWith newArgs);
         __functor = self: ff;
       }
       else ff;