diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
index def4bc2e1bb8..e7b257cea438 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
 
 let
   python = python2.withPackages (pp: [ pp.pygtk ]);
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gimp";
   version = "2.10.34";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://download.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    url = "http://download.gimp.org/pub/gimp/v${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version}/gimp-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.bz2";
     sha256 = "hABGQtNRs5ikKTzX/TWSBEqUTwW7UoUO5gaPJHxleqM=";
   };
 
@@ -154,10 +154,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-DGDK_OSX_BIG_SUR=16";
+  env = {
+    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-DGDK_OSX_BIG_SUR=16";
 
-  # Check if librsvg was built with --disable-pixbuf-loader.
-  PKG_CONFIG_GDK_PIXBUF_2_0_GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR = "${librsvg}/${gdk-pixbuf.moduleDir}";
+    # Check if librsvg was built with --disable-pixbuf-loader.
+    PKG_CONFIG_GDK_PIXBUF_2_0_GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR = "${librsvg}/${gdk-pixbuf.moduleDir}";
+  };
 
   preConfigure = ''
     # The check runs before glib-networking is registered
@@ -165,21 +167,23 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   postFixup = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/gimp-${lib.versions.majorMinor version} \
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/gimp-${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version} \
       --set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE "$GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE"
   '';
 
-  passthru = rec {
+  passthru = {
     # The declarations for `gimp-with-plugins` wrapper,
     # used for determining plug-in installation paths
-    majorVersion = "${lib.versions.major version}.0";
-    targetLibDir = "lib/gimp/${majorVersion}";
-    targetDataDir = "share/gimp/${majorVersion}";
-    targetPluginDir = "${targetLibDir}/plug-ins";
-    targetScriptDir = "${targetDataDir}/scripts";
+    majorVersion = "${lib.versions.major finalAttrs.version}.0";
+    targetLibDir = "lib/gimp/${finalAttrs.passthru.majorVersion}";
+    targetDataDir = "share/gimp/${finalAttrs.passthru.majorVersion}";
+    targetPluginDir = "${finalAttrs.passthru.targetLibDir}/plug-ins";
+    targetScriptDir = "${finalAttrs.passthru.targetDataDir}/scripts";
 
     # probably its a good idea to use the same gtk in plugins ?
     gtk = gtk2;
+
+    python2Support = withPython;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
@@ -190,4 +194,4 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     mainProgram = "gimp";
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
index 2077fabc35df..4ef13e7ad312 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
@@ -31,26 +31,27 @@ let
         install -Dt "$pluginDir" "$@"
       }
     '';
-
-    # Override installation paths.
-    PKG_CONFIG_GIMP_2_0_GIMPLIBDIR = "${placeholder "out"}/${gimp.targetLibDir}";
-    PKG_CONFIG_GIMP_2_0_GIMPDATADIR = "${placeholder "out"}/${gimp.targetDataDir}";
   }
   // attrs
   // {
-      name = "${gimp.pname}-plugin-${name}";
-      buildInputs = [
-        gimp
-        gimp.gtk
-        glib
-      ] ++ (attrs.buildInputs or []);
+    name = "${gimp.pname}-plugin-${name}";
+    buildInputs = [
+      gimp
+      gimp.gtk
+      glib
+    ] ++ (attrs.buildInputs or []);
 
-      nativeBuildInputs = [
-        pkg-config
-        intltool
-      ] ++ (attrs.nativeBuildInputs or []);
-    }
-  );
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
+      pkg-config
+      intltool
+    ] ++ (attrs.nativeBuildInputs or []);
+
+    # Override installation paths.
+    env = {
+      PKG_CONFIG_GIMP_2_0_GIMPLIBDIR = "${placeholder "out"}/${gimp.targetLibDir}";
+      PKG_CONFIG_GIMP_2_0_GIMPDATADIR = "${placeholder "out"}/${gimp.targetDataDir}";
+    } // attrs.env or { };
+  });
 
   scriptDerivation = {src, ...}@attrs : pluginDerivation ({
     prePhases = "extraLib";
@@ -116,8 +117,13 @@ in
       url = "https://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/plug-ins/v2.6/gap/gimp-gap-2.6.0.tar.bz2";
       sha256 = "1jic7ixcmsn4kx2cn32nc5087rk6g8xsrz022xy11yfmgvhzb0ql";
     };
-    NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lm";
+
     hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+
+    env = {
+      NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lm";
+    };
+
     meta = with lib; {
       description = "The GIMP Animation Package";
       homepage = "https://www.gimp.org";
@@ -208,6 +214,10 @@ in
       rev = "v${version}";
       sha256 = "1jwc8bhhm21xhrgw56nzbma6fwg59gc8anlmyns7jdiw83y0zx3j";
     };
+
+    meta = {
+      broken = !gimp.python2Support;
+    };
   };
 
   texturize = pluginDerivation {
@@ -233,15 +243,19 @@ in
     pname = "wavelet-sharpen";
     version = "0.1.2";
 
-    # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains like upstream
-    # gcc-10. Otherwise build fails as:
-    #   ld: interface.o:(.bss+0xe0): multiple definition of `fimg'; plugin.o:(.bss+0x40): first defined here
-    env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
-    NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lm";
     src = fetchurl {
       url = "https://github.com/pixlsus/registry.gimp.org_static/raw/master/registry.gimp.org/files/wavelet-sharpen-0.1.2.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "0vql1k67i21g5ivaa1jh56rg427m0icrkpryrhg75nscpirfxxqw";
     };
+
+    env = {
+      # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains like upstream
+      # gcc-10. Otherwise build fails as:
+      #   ld: interface.o:(.bss+0xe0): multiple definition of `fimg'; plugin.o:(.bss+0x40): first defined here
+      NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
+      NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lm";
+    };
+
     installPhase = "installPlugin src/wavelet-sharpen"; # TODO translations are not copied .. How to do this on nix?
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/wrapper.nix
index 353990ca3a95..5b92093005e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/wrapper.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, symlinkJoin, gimp, makeWrapper, gimpPlugins, gnome, plugins ? null}:
+{ lib, symlinkJoin, makeWrapper, gimpPlugins, gnome, plugins ? null}:
 
 let
+inherit (gimpPlugins) gimp;
 allPlugins = lib.filter (pkg: lib.isDerivation pkg && !pkg.meta.broken or false) (lib.attrValues gimpPlugins);
-selectedPlugins = lib.filter (pkg: pkg != gimpPlugins.gimp) (if plugins == null then allPlugins else plugins);
+selectedPlugins = lib.filter (pkg: pkg != gimp) (if plugins == null then allPlugins else plugins);
 extraArgs = map (x: x.wrapArgs or "") selectedPlugins;
 versionBranch = lib.versions.majorMinor gimp.version;