diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/gay/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/gay/default.nix
index f2ab2ce6d9e..3c034e43a8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/gay/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/gay/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, python39Packages, fetchFromGitHub }:
 
-python39Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
+python39Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "gay";
   version = "1.2.8";