diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/rdiff-backup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/rdiff-backup/default.nix
index 1c313beae9fd..f3910893b7b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/rdiff-backup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/rdiff-backup/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, python, librsync, gnused }:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, python2Packages, librsync, gnused }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
+python2Packages.buildPythonApplication {
   name = "rdiff-backup-1.3.3";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -10,15 +10,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   patches = [ ./fix-librsync-rs_default_strong_len.patch ];
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    python ./setup.py install --prefix=$out
-    sed -i $out/bin/rdiff-backup -e \
-      "/import sys/ asys.path += [ \"$out/lib/python2.7/site-packages/\" ]"
-    sed -i $out/bin/rdiff-backup-statistics -e \
-      "/import .*sys/ asys.path += [ \"$out/lib/python2.7/site-packages/\" ]"
-  '';
+  buildInputs = [ librsync gnused ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ python librsync gnused ];
+  doCheck = false;
 
   meta = {
     description = "Backup system trying to combine best a mirror and an incremental backup system";