diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cbd53b1a9e99..7852f255d42b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4627,7 +4627,9 @@ let
   dbus_cplusplus  = callPackage ../development/libraries/dbus-cplusplus { };
   dbus_glib       = callPackage ../development/libraries/dbus-glib { };
   dbus_java       = callPackage ../development/libraries/java/dbus-java { };
-  dbus_python     = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dbus { };
+  dbus_python     = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dbus {
+    isPyPy = python.executable == "pypy";
+  };
 
   # Should we deprecate these? Currently there are many references.
   dbus_tools = pkgs.dbus.tools;