diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tiledb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tiledb/default.nix
index 6bc0d3ef753..19ebadd895f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tiledb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tiledb/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 , libpqxx
 , clang-tools
 , catch2
-, python
+, python3
 , gtest
 , doxygen
 , fixDarwinDylibNames
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     clang-tools
     cmake
-    python
+    python3
     doxygen
   ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;