diff --git a/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/default.nix
index 06389c01ce0c..a4e4e408fec5 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, pythonPackages, makeWrapper
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, python2Packages, makeWrapper
 , bash, libsamplerate, libsndfile, readline, gcc
 
 # Optional Dependencies
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 let
-  inherit (pythonPackages) python dbus-python;
+  inherit (python2Packages) python dbus-python;
   shouldUsePkg = pkg: if pkg != null && stdenv.lib.any (x: x == stdenv.system) pkg.meta.platforms then pkg else null;
 
   libOnly = prefix == "lib";
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/git.nix b/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/git.nix
index 7deeaadbb10c..ac50b4c3d394 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/git.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/jackaudio/git.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, pythonPackages, makeWrapper
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, python2Packages, makeWrapper
 , bash, libsamplerate, libsndfile, readline
 
 # Optional Dependencies
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 let
-  inherit (pythonPackages) python dbus-python;
+  inherit (python2Packages) python dbus-python;
   shouldUsePkg = pkg: if pkg != null && stdenv.lib.any (x: x == stdenv.system) pkg.meta.platforms then pkg else null;
 
   libOnly = prefix == "lib";