diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index da5fa4dd102..22553b6a4da 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2570,7 +2570,10 @@ in {
 
   google_resumable_media = callPackage ../development/python-modules/google_resumable_media { };
 
-  gpgme = toPythonModule (pkgs.gpgme.override { pythonSupport=true; });
+  gpgme = toPythonModule (pkgs.gpgme.override {
+    pythonSupport = true;
+    inherit python;
+  });
 
   gphoto2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gphoto2 {
     inherit (pkgs) pkgconfig;