diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/python-2.7-distutils-C++.patch b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/python-2.7-distutils-C++.patch
index 90c21d5e60ca..78d9272d098a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/python-2.7-distutils-C++.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/2.7/python-2.7-distutils-C++.patch
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
                  _osx_support.customize_compiler(_config_vars)
                  _config_vars['CUSTOMIZED_OSX_COMPILER'] = 'True'
  
--        (cc, cxx, opt, cflags, ccshared, ldshared, so_ext, ar, ar_flags) = \
--            get_config_vars('CC', 'CXX', 'OPT', 'CFLAGS',
+-        (cc, cxx, cflags, ccshared, ldshared, so_ext, ar, ar_flags) = \
+-            get_config_vars('CC', 'CXX', 'CFLAGS',
 -                            'CCSHARED', 'LDSHARED', 'SO', 'AR',
 -                            'ARFLAGS')
 +        (cc, cxx, ccshared, ldshared, ldcxxshared, so_ext, ar, ar_flags) = \
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@
              ldshared = ldshared + ' ' + os.environ['LDFLAGS']
 +            ldcxxshared = ldcxxshared + ' ' + os.environ['LDFLAGS']
          if 'CFLAGS' in os.environ:
--            cflags = opt + ' ' + os.environ['CFLAGS']
-+            cflags = os.environ['CFLAGS']
+             cflags = cflags + ' ' + os.environ['CFLAGS']
              ldshared = ldshared + ' ' + os.environ['CFLAGS']
 +        if 'CXXFLAGS' in os.environ:
 +            cxxflags = os.environ['CXXFLAGS']
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix
index 58b192306572..077ac7395e69 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ in {
     sourceVersion = {
       major = "2";
       minor = "7";
-      patch = "16";
+      patch = "17";
       suffix = "";
     };
-    sha256 = "1mqfcqp5y8r0bfyr7ppl74n0lig45p9mc4b8adlcpvj74rhfy8pj";
+    sha256 = "0hds28cg226m8j8sr394nm9yc4gxhvlv109w0avsf2mxrlrz0hsd";
     inherit (darwin) CF configd;
     inherit passthruFun;
   };