diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/aria2/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/aria2/default.nix
index 2cf735328974..8d9ec9288114 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/aria2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/aria2/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchpatch, fetchFromGitHub, pkgconfig, autoreconfHook
 , openssl, c-ares, libxml2, sqlite, zlib, libssh2
-, cppunit
+, cppunit, sphinx
 , Security
 }:
 
@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook sphinx ];
 
   buildInputs = [ openssl c-ares libxml2 sqlite zlib libssh2 ] ++
     stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Security;
 
   configureFlags = [ "--with-ca-bundle=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt" ];
 
+  prePatch = ''
+    patchShebangs doc/manual-src/en/mkapiref.py
+  '';
+
   checkInputs = [ cppunit ];
   doCheck = false; # needs the net
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d66a2c778d66..a45ea62a05cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ in
 
   aria2 = callPackage ../tools/networking/aria2 {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
+    inherit (pythonPackages) sphinx;
   };
   aria = aria2;