diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e8b31918ff4..36f02e50be2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3280,6 +3280,7 @@ in
 
   fontforge = lowPrio (callPackage ../tools/misc/fontforge {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon Cocoa;
+    python = python3;
   });
   fontforge-gtk = fontforge.override {
     withSpiro = true;