diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
index 828d55ad478..82c9074fadf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,32 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, SDL, cmake, gettext, ilmbase, libXi, libjpeg,
 libpng, libsamplerate, libtiff, mesa, openal, openexr, openjpeg,
-python, zlib, boost }:
+python, zlib, boost, glew, xlibs }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "blender-2.63a";
+  name = "blender-2.65a";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://download.blender.org/source/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "c479b1abfe5fd8a1a5d04b8d21fdbc0fc960d7855b24785b888c09792bca4c1a";
+    sha256 = "1p7nszbqsn48s6jrj0bqav7q52gj82rpv1w5lhh64v092m3v9jpq";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ cmake mesa gettext python libjpeg libpng zlib openal
-    SDL openexr libsamplerate libXi libtiff ilmbase openjpeg boost ];
+    SDL openexr libsamplerate libXi libtiff ilmbase openjpeg boost glew xlibs.libXxf86vm ];
+
+  patches = [ ./fix-include.patch ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DOPENEXR_INC=${openexr}/include/OpenEXR"
     "-DWITH_OPENCOLLADA=OFF"
     "-DWITH_INSTALL_PORTABLE=OFF"
-    "-DPYTHON_LIBPATH=${python}/lib"
-  ];
+    "-DPYTHON_LIBRARY=${python}/lib"
+    "-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=${python}/include/${python.libPrefix}"
+    "-DOPENJPEG_INCLUDE_DIR=${openjpeg}/include"
+    "-DWITH_CYCLES=0" # would need openimageio
+  ]; # ToDo?: more options available
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${ilmbase}/include/OpenEXR -I${python}/include/${python.libPrefix}";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${openjpeg}/include/${openjpeg.incDir} -I${ilmbase}/include/OpenEXR";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = "-lpython3";
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openjpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openjpeg/default.nix
index eabd1082a10..60461b37b73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openjpeg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openjpeg/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "openjpeg-1.5.1";
+  passthru = {
+    incDir = "openjpeg-1.5";
+  };
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://openjpeg.googlecode.com/files/${name}.tar.gz";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1532e798d6f..78098d32901 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6711,7 +6711,7 @@ let
   };
 
   blender = callPackage  ../applications/misc/blender {
-    python = python32;
+    python = python33; # 2.65a doesn't accept lower
   };
 
   bristol = callPackage ../applications/audio/bristol { };