diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
index bc562b7d5778..458aed051a28 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/electrum/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pythonPackages }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, python2Packages }:
 
-pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "electrum-${version}";
   version = "2.7.11";
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "0qy2ynyw57jgi7fw3xzsyy608yk4bhsda7qfw0j26zqinv52mrsb";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with python2Packages; [
     dns
     ecdsa
     jsonrpclib