diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8d03fc06da0..3ff8960a21b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -13447,6 +13447,9 @@ in {
     clblas = pkgs.clblas-cuda;
   };
 
+  libxml2 = if isPy3k then throw "libxml2 not supported for interpreter ${python.executable}" else
+    (pkgs.libxml2.override{supportPython=true; python2=python;}).py;
+
   libxslt = if isPy3k then throw "libxslt not supported for interpreter ${python.executable}" else
     (pkgs.libxslt.override{pythonSupport=true; python2=python; inherit (self) libxml2;}).py;