diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/piston-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/piston-cli/default.nix
index bf9c7c9096c..67a5a98173f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/piston-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/piston-cli/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, python3Packages }:
 
-python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "piston-cli";
   version = "1.2.1";