diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/python/python_stub_template.txt b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/python/python_stub_template.txt
index dac21c9a83..69b11c283f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/python/python_stub_template.txt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/python/python_stub_template.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def FindPythonBinary(module_space):
     return os.path.join(module_space, PYTHON_BINARY)
   else:
     # Case 4: Path has to be looked up in the search path.
-    return SearchPath(PYTHON_BINARY)
+    return "NIX_STORE_PYTHON_PATH"
 
 def CreatePythonPathEntries(python_imports, module_space):
   parts = python_imports.split(':');