diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/xplayer/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/xplayer/default.nix
index 20a9772021a9..baa8fcb95be0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/xplayer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/xplayer/default.nix
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@
 , xapp
 , yelp-tools }:
 
-let
-  pythonenv = python3.withPackages (ps: [
-    ps.pygobject3
-    ps.dbus-python # For one plugin
-  ]);
-in
-
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "xplayer";
   version = "2.4.4";
@@ -66,6 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     intltool
     itstool
     pkg-config
+    python3.pkgs.wrapPython
     yelp-tools
     gobject-introspection
   ];
@@ -82,15 +76,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libpeas
     libxml2
     libxplayer-plparser
-    pythonenv
+    python3
     xapp
     # to satisfy configure script
-    pythonenv.pkgs.pygobject3
+    python3.pkgs.pygobject3
   ];
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/xplayer \
-                --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ pythonenv ]}
+  postFixup = ''
+    buildPythonPath ${python3.pkgs.dbus-python}
+    patchPythonScript $out/lib/xplayer/plugins/dbus/dbusservice.py
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {