diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gssapi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gssapi/default.nix
index 44a7b87ec7c3..08683996db8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gssapi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gssapi/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
   # build-system
   cython,
-  krb5,
   setuptools,
 
   # dependencies
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
 
   # native dependencies
   GSS,
+  krb5-c, # C krb5 library, not PyPI krb5
 
   # tests
   parameterized,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace 'get_output(f"{kc} gssapi --prefix")' '"${lib.getDev krb5}"'
+      --replace 'get_output(f"{kc} gssapi --prefix")' '"${lib.getDev krb5-c}"'
   '';
 
   env = lib.optionalAttrs (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [
     cython
-    krb5
+    krb5-c
     setuptools
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 69ea001aeac3..b63d0c230734 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5370,8 +5370,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
   gspread = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gspread { };
 
   gssapi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gssapi {
-    inherit (pkgs) krb5;
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) GSS;
+    krb5-c = pkgs.krb5;
   };
 
   gst-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gst-python {