diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
index 122ab858f1e0..4313ffcbd797 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtk, libgtkhtml, glib, pango, atk, freetype, fontconfig, libart_lgpl, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, libexif, zlib, perl, perlXMLParser}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtk, libgtkhtml, glib, pango, atk, freetype, fontconfig, libart_lgpl, libtiff, libjpeg, libpng, libexif, zlib, perl, perlXMLParser, python}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "gimp-2.3.0";
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "88e536ba0e4882958eb98bc0eadc8dd4" ;
   };
   
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig gtk libgtkhtml glib pango atk freetype fontconfig libart_lgpl libtiff libjpeg libpng libexif zlib perl perlXMLParser ] ;
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig gtk libgtkhtml glib pango atk freetype fontconfig libart_lgpl libtiff libjpeg libpng libexif zlib perl perlXMLParser python] ;
 
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-print" ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index c0d39687f0da..234400e3f297 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ rec {
   gimp = (import ../applications/graphics/gimp) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig freetype fontconfig
       libtiff libjpeg libpng libexif zlib perl perlXMLParser;
-    inherit (gnome) gtk libgtkhtml glib pango atk libart_lgpl;
+    inherit (gnome) gtk libgtkhtml glib pango atk libart_lgpl python;
   };
 
   cdrtools = (import ../applications/misc/cdrtools) {