diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/monoid/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/monoid/default.nix
index 06fb7499b81b..22714170fa4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/monoid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/monoid/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, python, fontforge }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, python2 }:
+# Python 3 support requires https://github.com/larsenwork/monoid/pull/233 to be merged
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "monoid";
@@ -11,7 +12,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "07h5q6cn6jjpmxp9vyag1bxx481waz344sr2kfs7d37bba8yjydj";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ python fontforge ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    (python2.withPackages (pp: with pp; [
+      fontforge
+    ]))
+  ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
     local _d=""