diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/mpc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/mpc/default.nix
index c58c6831edf4..4b5403df4ae4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/mpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/mpc/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 , meson
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
-, sphinx
+, python3Packages
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
-    sphinx
+    python3Packages.sphinx
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1ccdc8f5d639..572ae28bd2c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -30932,9 +30932,7 @@ with pkgs;
     withConplay = false;
   };
 
-  mpc-cli = callPackage ../applications/audio/mpc {
-    inherit (python3Packages) sphinx;
-  };
+  mpc-cli = callPackage ../applications/audio/mpc { };
 
   clerk = callPackage ../applications/audio/clerk { };