diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
index bc55b0ff680..38ceefa4523 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     for i in "$out/bin/"*
     do
       wrapProgram "$i" --prefix PYTHONPATH :      \
-       "$(toPythonPath ${pyxml}):$(toPythonPath ${lxml})" ||  \
+       "$(toPythonPath ${pyxml}):$(toPythonPath ${lxml})"  \
+       --prefix PATH : ${python}/bin ||  \
         exit 2
     done
     rm $out/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache