diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/ddar/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/ddar/default.nix
index ce65ef4eb80b..3855152880e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/ddar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/ddar/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonApplication, fetchFromGitHub, protobuf, roundup }:
+{ lib, python2, fetchFromGitHub, roundup }:
 
-buildPythonApplication rec {
+python2.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "ddar";
   version = "1.0";
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     make -f Makefile.prep synctus/ddar_pb2.py
   '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ protobuf ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with python2.pkgs; [ protobuf ];
 
   checkInputs = [ roundup ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cd7deeae47fc..fd084801c6ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dateutils = callPackage ../tools/misc/dateutils { };
 
-  ddar = pythonPackages.callPackage ../tools/backup/ddar { };
+  ddar = callPackage ../tools/backup/ddar { };
 
   ddate = callPackage ../tools/misc/ddate { };