diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/ranger/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/ranger/default.nix
index b13bc4cb7af..e3a3a5e80d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/ranger/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/ranger/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pythonPackages, file, less
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, python3Packages, file, less
 , imagePreviewSupport ? true, w3m ? null}:
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
 assert imagePreviewSupport -> w3m != null;
 
-pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "ranger-${version}";
   version = "1.9.1";
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256= "1zhds37j1scxa9b183qbrjwxqldrdk581c5xiy81vg17sndb1kqj";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = with pythonPackages; [ pytest ];
+  checkInputs = with python3Packages; [ pytest ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ file ];
 
   checkPhase = ''