diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_python/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_python/default.nix
index bebd1278acc2..c45da6cdd48f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/apache-modules/mod_python/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   apacheHttpd,
+  ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   lib,
   libintl,
@@ -8,15 +9,15 @@
   stdenv,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "mod_python";
   version = "3.5.0.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "grisha";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-EH8wrXqUAOFWyPKfysGeiIezgrVc789RYO4AHeSA6t4=";
+    repo = "mod_python";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-++yHNKVe1u3w47DaB0zvYyuTrBcQdmuDm22areAeejs=";
   };
 
   patches = [ ./install.patch ];
@@ -26,24 +27,34 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "BINDIR=$(out)/bin"
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    apacheHttpd
-    python3
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    libintl
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook
   ];
 
+  buildInputs =
+    [
+      apacheHttpd
+      (python3.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
+        distutils
+        packaging
+        setuptools
+      ]))
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+      libintl
+    ];
+
   passthru = {
     inherit apacheHttpd;
     updateScript = nix-update-script { };
   };
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     homepage = "https://modpython.org/";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/grisha/mod_python/blob/${version}/NEWS";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/grisha/mod_python/blob/master/NEWS";
     description = "Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter within the server";
     mainProgram = "mod_python";
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
-}
+})