diff --git a/pkgs/servers/amqp/rabbitmq-server/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/amqp/rabbitmq-server/default.nix
index 37e6f1fd2430..c59d53897fcb 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/amqp/rabbitmq-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/amqp/rabbitmq-server/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , fetchurl
 , erlang
 , elixir
-, python2
+, python3
 , libxml2
 , libxslt
 , xmlto
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-c6GpB6CSCHiU9hTC9FkxyTc1UpNWxx5iP3y2dbTUfS0=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip xmlto docbook_xml_dtd_45 docbook_xsl zip rsync ];
-  buildInputs = [ erlang elixir python2 libxml2 libxslt glibcLocales ]
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip xmlto docbook_xml_dtd_45 docbook_xsl zip rsync python3 ];
+  buildInputs = [ erlang elixir libxml2 libxslt glibcLocales ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ AppKit Carbon Cocoa ];
 
   outputs = [ "out" "man" "doc" ];