diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lit/default.nix
index ff3d989cd861..a31d8a66809f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lit/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-{ lib, python }:
+{ lib, python2 }:
 
-python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
+python2.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "lit";
   version = "0.7.0";
 
-  src = python.pkgs.fetchPypi {
+  src = python2.pkgs.fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "13b32f1f1b3912bbf2bda91e9d1609abc92c0b4ce83276fe13a340516252e4b0";
   };