2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/embedded/platformio/chrootenv.nix b/pkgs/development/embedded/platformio/chrootenv.nix
index 3f4a7e7385d..b914743f515 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/embedded/platformio/chrootenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/embedded/platformio/chrootenv.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 let
   pio-pkgs = pkgs:
     let
-      python = pkgs.python3;
+      inherit (platformio-core) python;
     in
     (with pkgs; [
       platformio-core
diff --git a/pkgs/development/embedded/platformio/core.nix b/pkgs/development/embedded/platformio/core.nix
index 1ac707f0146..81ad2354c99 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/embedded/platformio/core.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/embedded/platformio/core.nix
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ with python3.pkgs; buildPythonApplication rec {
     "test_pkgmanifest.py::test_packages"
   ]);
 
+  passthru = {
+    python = python3;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An open source ecosystem for IoT development";
     homepage = "https://platformio.org";