diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mq/mqtt-exporter/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mq/mqtt-exporter/package.nix
index 01715b67d838..47464ffe1f9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mq/mqtt-exporter/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mq/mqtt-exporter/package.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   build-system = with python3.pkgs; [ setuptools ];
 
   dependencies = with python3.pkgs; [
-    paho-mqtt_2
+    paho-mqtt
     prometheus-client
   ];