diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdcm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdcm/default.nix
index c840950140c3..ba4ffc332e68 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdcm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdcm/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "gdcm";
+  pname = if enablePython then "python-gdcm" else "gdcm";
   version = "3.0.24";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {