diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/arrayfire/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/arrayfire/default.nix
index c636d672332..a66db480017 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/arrayfire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/arrayfire/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkg-config
 , opencl-clhpp, ocl-icd, fftw, fftwFloat
 , blas, lapack, boost, mesa, libGLU, libGL
-, freeimage, python, clfft, clblas
+, freeimage, python3, clfft, clblas
 , doxygen, buildDocs ? false
 , cudaSupport ? false, cudatoolkit
 }:
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     pkg-config
-    python
+    python3
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   buildInputs = [
     opencl-clhpp fftw fftwFloat
     blas lapack