diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonix/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonix/default.nix
index f7cecae8497..cd20bf72f5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pythonix/default.nix
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     '';
     maintainers = [ maintainers.mic92 ];
     license = licenses.mit;
+    broken = true;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ed6b26375eb..666be8a96c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2136,7 +2136,9 @@ in {
 
   python-axolotl-curve25519 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-axolotl-curve25519 { };
 
-  pythonix = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python-modules/pythonix { });
+  pythonix = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pythonix {
+    inherit (pkgs) pkgconfig;
+  };
 
   pyramid = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyramid { };