diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/nanoemoji/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/nanoemoji/default.nix
index 93817ff8479..401783bcc4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/nanoemoji/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/nanoemoji/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     absl-py
     fonttools
     lxml
-    ninja-python
+    ninja
     picosvg
     pillow
     regex
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
     pytestCheckHook
 
-    ninja-python
+    ninja
     picosvg
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 21f3ee1f4a4..34839da3c1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   mutmut = throw "mutmut has been promoted to a top-level attribute"; # added 2022-10-02
   net2grid = gridnet; # add 2022-04-22
   nghttp2 = throw "in 1.52.0 removed deprecated python bindings."; # added 2023-06-08
+  ninja-python = ninja; # add 2022-08-03
   nose-cover3 = throw "nose-cover3 has been removed, it was using setuptools 2to3 translation feature, which has been removed in setuptools 58"; # added 2022-02-16
   nose_progressive = throw "nose_progressive has been removed, it was using setuptools 2to3 translation feature, which has been removed in setuptools 58"; #added 2023-02-21
   notifymuch = throw "notifymuch has been promoted to a top-level attribute"; # added 2022-10-02
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 008e5ecd424..7424e43e9c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7036,7 +7036,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   nine = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nine { };
 
-  ninja-python = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ninja { };
+  ninja = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ninja { inherit (pkgs) ninja; };
 
   nipy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/nipy { };