diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fiona/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fiona/default.nix
index ebd100037b2..6dd74742741 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fiona/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fiona/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy3k, pythonOlder
 , attrs, click, cligj, click-plugins, six, munch, enum34
 , pytest, boto3, mock
-, gdal
+, gdal_2 # can't bump to 3 yet, https://github.com/Toblerity/Fiona/issues/745
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   CXXFLAGS = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang "-std=c++11";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    gdal # for gdal-config
+    gdal_2 # for gdal-config
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    gdal
+    gdal_2
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2150ed83c41..5e30355698a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ in {
 
   filelock = callPackage ../development/python-modules/filelock {};
 
-  fiona = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fiona { gdal = pkgs.gdal; };
+  fiona = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fiona { gdal_2 = pkgs.gdal_2; };
 
   fitbit = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fitbit { };