diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
index 7e926d682810b..690f0620541b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/default.nix
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ let
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
     "--disable-toolbox-glue"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) [
-    "PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=${lib.getBin buildPackages.python}/bin/python"
+    "PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=${lib.getBin buildPackages.python2}/bin/python"
     "ac_cv_buggy_getaddrinfo=no"
     # Assume little-endian IEEE 754 floating point when cross compiling
     "ac_cv_little_endian_double=yes"
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ let
   nativeBuildInputs =
     [ autoreconfHook ]
     ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform)
-      [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc buildPackages.python ];
+      [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc buildPackages.python2 ];
 
   mkPaths = paths: {
     C_INCLUDE_PATH = lib.makeSearchPathOutput "dev" "include" paths;