1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a1791f48324..30228a63c11 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7480,14 +7480,13 @@ let
 
   libxmi = callPackage ../development/libraries/libxmi { };
 
-  libxml2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libxml2 {
-    pythonSupport = false;
+  libxml2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libxml2 { };
+  libxml2Python = pkgs.buildEnv { # slightly hacky
+    name = "libxml2+py-${pkgs.libxml2.version}";
+    paths = with libxml2; [ dev bin py ];
+    inherit (pkgs.libxml2) passthru;
   };
 
-  libxml2Python = lowPrio (libxml2.override {
-    pythonSupport = true;
-  });
-
   libxmlxx = callPackage ../development/libraries/libxmlxx { };
 
   libxmp = callPackage ../development/libraries/libxmp { };