diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/package.nix
index a79747c0d86e..dc9dc93e167a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swiften/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   zlib,
   fetchurl,
   fetchpatch,
+  python312,
   openssl,
   # pin Boost 1.86 due to use of boost/asio/io_service.hpp
   boost186,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    python312 # 2to3
     scons
   ];