diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ndcurves/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ndcurves/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..885cfa64a024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ndcurves/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  lib,
+
+  toPythonModule,
+  pythonImportsCheckHook,
+
+  ndcurves,
+
+  boost,
+  pinocchio,
+  python,
+}:
+toPythonModule (
+  ndcurves.overrideAttrs (super: {
+    pname = "py-${super.pname}";
+    cmakeFlags = super.cmakeFlags ++ [
+      (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE" true)
+      (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_STANDALONE_PYTHON_INTERFACE" true)
+    ];
+    # those are used by CMake at configure/build time
+    nativeBuildInputs = super.nativeBuildInputs ++ [
+      python
+    ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [
+      boost
+      pinocchio
+      ndcurves
+    ]
+    ++ super.propagatedBuildInputs;
+    nativeCheckInputs = [
+      pythonImportsCheckHook
+    ];
+    pythonImportsCheck = [
+      "ndcurves"
+    ];
+  })
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ec08c5af59cf..81428981d112 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10361,12 +10361,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   nclib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nclib { };
 
-  ndcurves = toPythonModule (
-    pkgs.ndcurves.override {
-      python3Packages = self;
-      pythonSupport = true;
-    }
-  );
+  ndcurves = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ndcurves { inherit (pkgs) ndcurves; };
 
   ndeflib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ndeflib { };