diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyzbar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyzbar/default.nix
index 3a5c0b6ff36f..8bfd6f404bc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyzbar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyzbar/default.nix
@@ -7,23 +7,32 @@
   pillow,
   zbar,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
+let
+  zbar' = zbar.override {
+    enableVideo = false;
+    withXorg = false;
+  };
+in
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyzbar";
   version = "0.1.9";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "NaturalHistoryMuseum";
     repo = "pyzbar";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${version}";
     sha256 = "8IZQY6qB4r1SUPItDlTDnVQuPs0I38K3yJ6LiPJuwbU=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ zbar ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  buildInputs = [ zbar' ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     pillow
     numpy
   ];
@@ -34,9 +43,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/7307
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace pyzbar/zbar_library.py \
-      --replace \
+      --replace-fail \
         "find_library('zbar')" \
-        '"${lib.getLib zbar}/lib/libzbar${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}"'
+        '"${lib.getLib zbar'}/lib/libzbar${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}"'
   '';
 
   disabledTests = [