diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
index 4128edeaa532..d753942e019f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ let
 
   passthru = let
     # When we override the interpreter we also need to override the spliced versions of the interpreter
-    inputs' = lib.filterAttrs (n: v: ! lib.isDerivation v && n != "passthruFun") inputs;
+    # bluez is excluded manually to break an infinite recursion.
+    inputs' = lib.filterAttrs (n: v: n != "bluez" && n != "passthruFun" && ! lib.isDerivation v) inputs;
     override = attr: let python = attr.override (inputs' // { self = python; }); in python;
   in passthruFun rec {
     inherit self sourceVersion packageOverrides;