diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/wrapper.nix
index fa060325559..a57831ba03c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/wrapper.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ let
         --cmd \"${if withPython then "let g:python_host_prog='$out/bin/nvim-python'" else "let g:loaded_python_provider = 1"}\" \
         --cmd \"${if withPython3 then "let g:python3_host_prog='$out/bin/nvim-python3'" else "let g:loaded_python3_provider = 1"}\" \
         --cmd \"${if withRuby then "let g:ruby_host_prog='$out/bin/nvim-ruby'" else "let g:loaded_ruby_provider=1"}\" " \
-        --unset PYTHONPATH \
          ${optionalString withRuby '' --suffix PATH : ${rubyEnv}/bin --set GEM_HOME ${rubyEnv}/${rubyEnv.ruby.gemPath}'' }
 
       ''
@@ -75,9 +74,9 @@ let
           --replace 'Name=Neovim' 'Name=WrappedNeovim'
       ''
       + optionalString withPython ''
-      ln -s ${pythonEnv}/bin/python $out/bin/nvim-python
+        makeWrapper ${pythonEnv}/bin/python $out/bin/nvim-python --unset PYTHONPATH
     '' + optionalString withPython3 ''
-      ln -s ${python3Env}/bin/python3 $out/bin/nvim-python3
+        makeWrapper ${python3Env}/bin/python3 $out/bin/nvim-python3 --unset PYTHONPATH
     '' + optionalString withRuby ''
       ln -s ${rubyEnv}/bin/neovim-ruby-host $out/bin/nvim-ruby
     ''