diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/fail2ban/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/fail2ban/default.nix
index 33638e5f4941..a0451ea63a38 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/fail2ban/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/fail2ban/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchzip, python, pythonPackages, unzip, systemd, gamin }:
+{ stdenv, fetchzip, python, pythonPackages, unzip, gamin }:
 
 let version = "0.9.1"; in
 
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage {
 
   buildInputs = [ unzip ];
 
-  pythonPath = (stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux systemd)
-    ++ [ python.modules.sqlite3 gamin ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ python.modules.sqlite3 gamin ]
+    ++ (stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux pythonPackages.systemd);
 
   preConfigure = ''
     for i in fail2ban-client fail2ban-regex fail2ban-server; do
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e109024a199c..e47ce53832ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1432,11 +1432,7 @@ let
 
   fabric = pythonPackages.fabric;
 
-  fail2ban = callPackage ../tools/security/fail2ban {
-    systemd = systemd.override {
-      pythonSupport = true;
-    };
-  };
+  fail2ban = callPackage ../tools/security/fail2ban { };
 
   fakeroot = callPackage ../tools/system/fakeroot { };