diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 736288e9d176..c951a0abe252 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   awslogs = callPackage ../tools/admin/awslogs { };
 
-  aws_shell = pythonPackages.callPackage ../tools/admin/aws_shell { };
+  aws_shell = pythonPackages.aws_shell;
 
   azure-cli = nodePackages.azure-cli;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9134bf41cb24..d301c767b307 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ in {
 
   awscli = callPackage ../tools/admin/awscli { };
 
+  aws_shell = callPackage ../tools/admin/aws_shell { };
+
   # packages defined elsewhere
 
   backports_csv = callPackage ../development/python-modules/backports_csv {};