diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymupdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymupdf/default.nix
index 4899524dbb82a..1c21e6b90c1a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymupdf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymupdf/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 let
   # PyMuPDF needs the C++ bindings generated
-  mupdf-cxx = mupdf.override { enableOcr = true; enableCxx = true; enablePython = true; };
+  mupdf-cxx = mupdf.override { enableOcr = true; enableCxx = true; enablePython = true; python3 = python; };
 in buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pymupdf";
   version = "1.23.6";