diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/cherrytree/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/cherrytree/default.nix
index c74ac5ffb306..0ce89afa6cea 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/cherrytree/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/cherrytree/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, pythonPackages, gettext }:
+{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, python2Packages, gettext }:
 
-pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "cherrytree";
   version = "0.39.4";
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ gettext ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ pygtk dbus-python pygtksourceview ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with python2Packages; [ pygtk dbus-python pygtksourceview ];
 
   patches = [ ./subprocess.patch ];