diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 9628836567..fbad0b65b8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Tanguy Le Carrour <tanguy@bioneland.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021 Greg Hogan <code@greghogan.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -575,8 +576,8 @@ for more information.")))
        #:builder
        ,#~(begin
             (use-modules (guix build utils))
-            (let ((bin (string-append (assoc-ref %outputs "out") "/bin"))
-                  (python (string-append (assoc-ref %build-inputs "python") "/bin/")))
+            (let ((bin (string-append #$output "/bin"))
+                  (python #$(file-append (this-package-input "python") "/bin/")))
               (mkdir-p bin)
               (for-each
                (lambda (old new)
@@ -586,8 +587,7 @@ for more information.")))
                `("python"  ,"pydoc"  ,"idle"  ,"pip"))
               ;; python-config outputs search paths based upon its location,
               ;; use a bash wrapper to avoid changing its outputs.
-              (let ((bash (string-append (assoc-ref %build-inputs "bash")
-                                         "/bin/bash"))
+              (let ((bash #$(file-append (this-package-input "bash") "/bin/bash"))
                     (old  (string-append python "python3-config"))
                     (new  (string-append bin "/python-config")))
                 (with-output-to-file new