diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 622dbecc206a..56f6dfe420cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8287,13 +8287,14 @@ in {
 
   qreactor = callPackage ../development/python-modules/qreactor { };
 
-  qscintilla-qt4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/qscintilla { };
+  qscintilla-qt4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/qscintilla-qt4 { };
 
   qscintilla-qt5 = pkgs.libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/python-modules/qscintilla-qt5 {
+    inherit (pkgs.qt5) qtbase;
     pythonPackages = self;
   };
 
-  qscintilla = self.qscintilla-qt4;
+  qscintilla = self.qscintilla-qt5;
 
   qtawesome = callPackage ../development/python-modules/qtawesome { };