diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyicu/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyicu/default.nix
index 124846fab8e..1b01f1904e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyicu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyicu/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , pytestCheckHook
 , six
-, icu
+, icu68
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1jv1pds94agvn3zs33a8p8f0mk7f5pjwmczmg1s05ri5p0kzk4h8";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ icu ]; # for icu-config, but should be replaced with pkg-config
-  buildInputs = [ icu ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ icu68 ]; # for icu-config, but should be replaced with pkg-config
+  buildInputs = [ icu68 ];
   checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook six ];
 
   meta = with lib; {