diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
index d8b863ade3f8..5868705f1127 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
   more-itertools,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage {
+buildPythonPackage.override { inherit (dlib) stdenv; } {
   inherit (dlib)
-    stdenv
     pname
     version
     src