diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
index 97ec3f5076f20..c513561ce6fb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
@@ -38,25 +38,30 @@ let
     // {
       # Support overriding `f` itself, e.g. `buildPythonPackage.override { }`.
       # Ensure `makeOverridablePythonPackage` is applied to the result.
-      override = lib.mirrorFunctionArgs f.override (fdrv: makeOverridablePythonPackage (f.override fdrv));
+      override = lib.mirrorFunctionArgs f.override (
+        newArgs: makeOverridablePythonPackage (f.override newArgs)
+      );
     };
 
   overrideStdenvCompat =
     f:
-    lib.setFunctionArgs (
-      args:
-      if !(lib.isFunction args) && (args ? stdenv) then
-        lib.warnIf (lib.oldestSupportedReleaseIsAtLeast 2511) ''
-          Passing `stdenv` directly to `buildPythonPackage` or `buildPythonApplication` is deprecated. You should use their `.override` function instead, e.g:
-            buildPythonPackage.override { stdenv = customStdenv; } { }
-        '' (f.override { stdenv = args.stdenv; } args)
-      else
-        f args
-    ) (removeAttrs (lib.functionArgs f) [ "stdenv" ])
-    // {
-      # Intentionally drop the effect of overrideStdenvCompat when calling `buildPython*.override`.
-      inherit (f) override;
-    };
+    lib.fix (
+      f':
+      lib.mirrorFunctionArgs f (
+        args:
+        if !(lib.isFunction args) && (args ? stdenv) then
+          lib.warnIf (lib.oldestSupportedReleaseIsAtLeast 2511) ''
+            Passing `stdenv` directly to `buildPythonPackage` or `buildPythonApplication` is deprecated. You should use their `.override` function instead, e.g:
+              buildPythonPackage.override { stdenv = customStdenv; } { }
+          '' (f'.override { inherit (args) stdenv; } (removeAttrs args [ "stdenv" ]))
+        else
+          f args
+      )
+      // {
+        # Preserve the effect of overrideStdenvCompat when calling `buildPython*.override`.
+        override = lib.mirrorFunctionArgs f.override (newArgs: overrideStdenvCompat (f.override newArgs));
+      }
+    );
 
   mkPythonDerivation =
     if python.isPy3k then ./mk-python-derivation.nix else ./python2/mk-python-derivation.nix;
diff --git a/pkgs/test/overriding.nix b/pkgs/test/overriding.nix
index 21baca35e927b..9ee13e3778d25 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/overriding.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/overriding.nix
@@ -453,6 +453,13 @@ let
           })).stdenv;
         expected = pkgs.clangStdenv;
       };
+      overridePythonAttrs-override-clangStdenv-deprecated-nested = {
+        expr =
+          (package-stub-gcc.overridePythonAttrs {
+            stdenv = pkgs.clangStdenv;
+          }).stdenv;
+        expected = pkgs.clangStdenv;
+      };
 
       overridePythonAttrs = {
         expr = (applyOverridePythonAttrs package-stub).overridePythonAttrsFlag;