diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/exaile/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/exaile/default.nix
index 220a7c4eb3e..eb6dd471055 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/exaile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/exaile/default.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/exaile \
       --set PYTHONPATH $PYTHONPATH \
-      ${lib.optionalString streamripperSupport "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ streamripper ]}"}
+      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath ([ python3 ] ++ lib.optionals streamripperSupport [ streamripper ]) }
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {