diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
index 4b55f7150d38..6192c9e11e74 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ let
       deps = [ ncurses ];
     };
 
+    curses_panel = buildInternalPythonModule {
+      moduleName = "curses_panel";
+      deps = [ ncurses modules.curses ];
+    };
+
     gdbm = buildInternalPythonModule {
       moduleName = "gdbm";
       internalName = "gdbm";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f373b36b8168..8baaa25d3031 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ isPy26 = python.majorVersion == "2.6";
 isPy27 = python.majorVersion == "2.7";
 optional = pkgs.lib.optional;
 optionals = pkgs.lib.optionals;
-modules = python.modules or { readline = null; sqlite3 = null; curses = null; ssl = null; crypt = null; };
+modules = python.modules or { readline = null; sqlite3 = null; curses = null; curses_panel = null; ssl = null; crypt = null; };
 
 pythonPackages = modules // import ./python-packages-generated.nix {
   inherit pkgs python;