diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 85e3c5f7b6a..e9fee1e8e3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9452,7 +9452,7 @@ in
 
   pycups = pythonPackages.pycups;
 
-  pyexiv2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyexiv2 { };
+  pyexiv2 = pythonPackages.pyexiv2;
 
   pygame = pythonPackages.pygame;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 0a2e6bc7286..ba084652063 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ in modules // {
 
   pycrypto = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pycrypto { };
 
+  pyexiv2 = if (!isPy3k) then callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyexiv2 {} else throw "pyexiv2 not supported for interpreter ${python.executable}";
+
   pygame = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pygame { };
 
   pygobject = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pygobject { };