diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/klick/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/klick/default.nix
index 4d1ae8ebd58..5e54609f8bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/klick/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/klick/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, scons, pkgconfig
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, sconsPackages, pkgconfig
 , libsamplerate, libsndfile, liblo, libjack2, boost }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1289533c0849b1b66463bf27f7ce5f71736b655cfb7672ef884c7e6eb957ac42";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ scons libsamplerate libsndfile liblo libjack2 boost ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ sconsPackages.scons_3_0_1 pkgconfig ];
+  buildInputs = [ libsamplerate libsndfile liblo libjack2 boost ];
   prefixKey = "PREFIX=";
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fpermissive";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/nova-filters/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/nova-filters/default.nix
index 1e52ff2d9e4..bb186687c66 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/nova-filters/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/nova-filters/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, scons, boost, ladspaH, pkgconfig }:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, sconsPackages, boost, ladspaH, pkgconfig }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "0.2-2";
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "16064vvl2w5lz4xi3lyjk4xx7fphwsxc14ajykvndiz170q32s6i";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ scons boost ladspaH ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig sconsPackages.scons_3_0_1 ];
+  buildInputs = [ boost ladspaH ];
 
   patchPhase = ''
     # remove TERM:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/toluapp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/toluapp/default.nix
index 1214058698e..5ad9a7c58ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/toluapp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/toluapp/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, scons, lua }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, sconsPackages, lua }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "1.0.93";
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0zd55bc8smmgk9j4cf0jpibb03lgsvl0knpwhplxbv93mcdnw7s0";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ scons ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ sconsPackages.scons_3_0_1 ];
   buildInputs = [ lua ];
 
   patches = [ ./environ-and-linux-is-kinda-posix.patch ];
diff --git a/pkgs/games/btanks/default.nix b/pkgs/games/btanks/default.nix
index b1c20d72520..9de90069a37 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/btanks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/btanks/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, scons, pkgconfig, SDL, libGLU_combined, zlib, smpeg
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, sconsPackages, pkgconfig, SDL, libGLU_combined, zlib, smpeg
 , SDL_image, libvorbis, expat, zip, lua5_1 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0ha35kxc8xlbg74wsrbapfgxvcrwy6psjkqi7c6adxs55dmcxliz";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ scons pkgconfig ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ sconsPackages.scons_3_0_1 pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ SDL libGLU_combined zlib smpeg SDL_image libvorbis expat zip lua5_1 ];
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${SDL_image}/include/SDL";
diff --git a/pkgs/games/globulation/default.nix b/pkgs/games/globulation/default.nix
index a539b79339f..edfb05d237c 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/globulation/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/globulation/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, libGLU_combined, SDL, scons, SDL_ttf, SDL_image, zlib, SDL_net
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, libGLU_combined, SDL, sconsPackages, SDL_ttf, SDL_image, zlib, SDL_net
 , speex, libvorbis, libogg, boost, fribidi, bsdiff
 , fetchpatch
 }:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i -e "s@env = Environment()@env = Environment( ENV = os.environ )@" SConstruct
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ scons ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ sconsPackages.scons_3_0_1 ];
   buildInputs = [ libGLU_combined SDL SDL_ttf SDL_image zlib SDL_net speex libvorbis libogg boost fribidi bsdiff ];
 
   postConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/lprof/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/lprof/default.nix
index a4a2cfc1a7c..42ccc4d5022 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/lprof/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/lprof/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, scons, qt3, lcms1, libtiff, vigra }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, sconsPackages, qt3, lcms1, libtiff, vigra }:
 
 /*  how to calibrate your monitor:
     Eg see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ICC_Profiles#Loading_ICC_Profiles
 */
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "lprof-1.11.4.1";
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ scons ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ sconsPackages.scons_3_0_1 ];
   buildInputs = [ qt3 lcms1 libtiff vigra ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index adf85fa0a6e..7559303bcba 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9030,7 +9030,7 @@ in
   selendroid = callPackage ../development/tools/selenium/selendroid { };
 
   sconsPackages = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/scons { };
-  scons = sconsPackages.scons_3_0_1;
+  scons = sconsPackages.scons_3_0_2;
   scons_2_5_1 = sconsPackages.scons_2_5_1;
 
   mill = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/mill { };