diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/webmacs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/webmacs/default.nix
index 737affc42bb9..a3816002a53b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/webmacs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/webmacs/default.nix
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
   herbstluftwm,
 }:
 
-mkDerivationWith python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  inherit stdenv;
-
+mkDerivationWith (python3Packages.buildPythonApplication.override { inherit stdenv; }) rec {
   pname = "webmacs";
   version = "0.8";
   format = "setuptools";