diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2d524ae61b3a..ddd3f57f82b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21178,7 +21178,7 @@ with pkgs;
   };
 
   libxml2Python = let
-    libxml2 = python2Packages.libxml2;
+    inherit (python3.pkgs) libxml2;
   in pkgs.buildEnv { # slightly hacky
     name = "libxml2+py-${res.libxml2.version}";
     paths = with libxml2; [ dev bin py ];