diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sybil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sybil/default.nix
index 41baf697fff3..2667f0af5464 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sybil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sybil/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 { lib
-, buildPythonApplication
+, buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 }:
 
-buildPythonApplication rec {
+buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "sybil";
   version = "3.0.1";
   format = "setuptools";