diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cpplint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cpplint/default.nix
index 10ed99e3ffe..8b4a68adba3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cpplint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cpplint/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, pythonPackages, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, python3Packages, fetchFromGitHub }:
 
-pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "cpplint";
   version = "1.3.0";