diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libcloud/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libcloud/default.nix
index 0fd025e32d2..3d505166e4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libcloud/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libcloud/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-{ stdenv
+{ lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, isPy27
 , mock
 , pycrypto
 , requests
 , pytestrunner
 , pytest
 , requests-mock
+, typing
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -19,14 +21,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ mock pytest pytestrunner requests-mock ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pycrypto requests ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pycrypto requests ] ++ lib.optionals isPy27 [ typing ];
 
   preConfigure = "cp libcloud/test/secrets.py-dist libcloud/test/secrets.py";
 
   # requires a certificates file
   doCheck = false;
 
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "A unified interface to many cloud providers";
     homepage = http://incubator.apache.org/libcloud/;
     license = licenses.asl20;