diff --git a/artiq/artiq-board.nix b/artiq/artiq-board.nix
index b501d33..5ab92a2 100644
--- a/artiq/artiq-board.nix
+++ b/artiq/artiq-board.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ let
 
   buildenv = import ./artiq-dev.nix { inherit pkgs; };
 
-in pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+in pkgs.python3Packages.buildPythonPackage {
   name = "artiq-board-${target}-${variant}";
   src = null;
   phases = [ "buildPhase" "installPhase" ];