diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame/default.nix
index 93fa70e44bc..3a24767ae4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, python, pkgconfig
-, SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer, SDL_ttf, libpng, libjpeg
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, buildPythonPackage, pkgconfig, smpeg, libX11
+, SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer, SDL_ttf, libpng, libjpeg, portmidi
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
+buildPythonPackage {
   name = "pygame-1.9.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -11,24 +11,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
-    python pkgconfig SDL SDL_image SDL_mixer SDL_ttf libpng libjpeg
+    pkgconfig SDL SDL_image SDL_mixer SDL_ttf libpng libjpeg
+    smpeg portmidi libX11
   ];
 
   patches = [ ./pygame-v4l.patch ];
 
-  configurePhase = ''
-    for i in ${SDL_image} ${SDL_mixer} ${SDL_ttf} ${libpng} ${libjpeg}; do
+  preConfigure = ''
+    for i in ${SDL_image} ${SDL_mixer} ${SDL_ttf} ${libpng} ${libjpeg} ${portmidi} ${libX11}; do
       sed -e "/origincdirs =/a'$i/include'," -i config_unix.py
       sed -e "/origlibdirs =/aoriglibdirs += '$i/lib'," -i config_unix.py
     done
 
-    yes Y | LOCALBASE=/ python config.py
+    LOCALBASE=/ python config.py
   '';
 
-  buildPhase = "python setup.py build"; 
-
-  installPhase = "python setup.py install --prefix=$out";
-
   meta = {
     description = "Python library for games";
     homepage = "http://www.pygame.org/";