diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/appcenter/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/appcenter/default.nix
index 18ee7bdd844..21ffef71ca4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/appcenter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/appcenter/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 , python3
 , vala
 , polkit
-, libhandy
+, libhandy_0
 , wrapGAppsHook
 }:
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk3
     json-glib
     libgee
-    libhandy
+    libhandy_0 # doesn't support libhandy-1 yet
     libsoup
     libxml2
     packagekit