diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
index b27b0c26f82..bea07396b0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/glib/default.nix
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional valaSupport "--enable-vala-bindings";
   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [dbus_glib glib python2 gobjectIntrospection];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [dbus_glib glib gobjectIntrospection];
 
-  buildInputs = [pkgconfig libxslt glibcLocales ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional valaSupport vala_0_23;
+  buildInputs = [pkgconfig libxslt glibcLocales python2 ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional valaSupport vala_0_23;
 
   preConfigure = ''
     substituteInPlace telepathy-glib/telepathy-glib.pc.in --replace Requires.private Requires