diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/cask/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/cask/default.nix
index 886d435b8114..1c5f316cea9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/cask/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/cask/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, python, emacs }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, python3, emacs }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cask";
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     s f dash ansi ecukes servant ert-runner el-mock
     noflet ert-async shell-split-string git package-build
   ] ++ [
-    python
+    python3
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   buildPhase = ''
     emacs --batch -L . -f batch-byte-compile cask.el cask-cli.el
   '';