diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
index a8d3a6399e65..3cdecde9e702 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pythonOlder
 , cmake
-, cython
+, cython_3
 , pytestCheckHook
 , rapidfuzz
 , rapidfuzz-cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
-    cython
+    cython_3
     scikit-build
   ];