diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ar/ark-pixel-font/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ar/ark-pixel-font/package.nix
index 57222b4739ea..d9d7734f12a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ar/ark-pixel-font/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ar/ark-pixel-font/package.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-python312Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
+python312Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "ark-pixel-font";
   version = "2025.08.24";
   pyproject = false;