diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
index a214a210d78f..607db114d9fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , python3
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , platformio
-, esptool
+, esptool_3
 , git
 }:
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ with python.pkgs; buildPythonApplication rec {
     # platformio is used in esphomeyaml/platformio_api.py
     # esptool is used in esphomeyaml/__main__.py
     # git is used in esphomeyaml/writer.py
-    "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ platformio esptool git ]}"
+    "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ platformio esptool_3 git ]}"
     "--set ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS ''"
   ];