diff --git a/pkgs/servers/persistent-evdev/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/persistent-evdev/default.nix
index 36f125c913fa..088607dbb592 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/persistent-evdev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/persistent-evdev/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  python3Packages,
+  evdev,
+  pyudev,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "d0i6DL/qgDELet4ew2lyVqzd9TApivRxL3zA3dcsQXY=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
     evdev
     pyudev
   ];