diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix
index 6948728f16b..990e7afc39a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/syslog-ng/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, libcap, curl, which
-, eventlog, pkg-config, glib, python2, systemd, perl
+, eventlog, pkg-config, glib, python3, systemd, perl
 , riemann_c_client, protobufc, pcre, libnet
 , json_c, libuuid, libivykis, mongoc, rabbitmq-c
 , libesmtp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     eventlog
     glib
     perl
-    python2
+    python3
     systemd
     riemann_c_client
     protobufc