diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/default.nix
index 50a0bfa1e22..6e9e56eee33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyfribidi/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, isPy3k
 , isPyPy
+, six
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.12.0";
   pname = "pyfribidi";
-  disabled = isPy3k || isPyPy;
+  disabled = isPyPy;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "64726a4a56783acdc79c6b9b3a15f16e6071077c897a0b999f3b43f744bc621c";
   };
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A simple wrapper around fribidi";
     homepage = https://github.com/pediapress/pyfribidi;