diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 61816b7269f..da626229c9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7023,6 +7023,7 @@ in
   gobjectIntrospection = callPackage ../development/libraries/gobject-introspection {
     nixStoreDir = config.nix.storeDir or builtins.storeDir;
     inherit (darwin) cctools;
+    python = python2;
   };
 
   goocanvas = callPackage ../development/libraries/goocanvas { };