diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libselinux/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libselinux/default.nix
index 39e97f8473c8..741c51e2233b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libselinux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libselinux/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "MAN3DIR=$(man)/share/man/man3"
     "MAN5DIR=$(man)/share/man/man5"
     "MAN8DIR=$(man)/share/man/man8"
-    "PYTHON=python"
+    "PYTHON=${python.pythonForBuild}/bin/python"
     "PYTHONLIBDIR=$(py)/${python.sitePackages}"
     "SBINDIR=$(bin)/sbin"
     "SHLIBDIR=$(out)/lib"