diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/elpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/elpa-packages.nix
index 4149017302e..0cea8f0a731 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/elpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/elpa-packages.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ self:
     };
 
     overrides = {
+      # upstream issue: missing footer
+      ebdb-i18n-chn = markBroken super.ebdb-i18n-chn;
       el-search = markBroken super.el-search; # requires emacs-25
       iterators = markBroken super.iterators; # requires emacs-25
       midi-kbd = markBroken super.midi-kbd; # requires emacs-25
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index a13093d964e..d8b548b03e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       elmine = markBroken super.elmine;
 
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency redshank
+      emr = markBroken super.emr;
+
       ess-R-data-view = super.ess-R-data-view.override {
         inherit (self.melpaPackages) ess ctable popup;
       };
@@ -74,6 +77,12 @@ self:
         inherit (self.melpaPackages) ess popup;
       };
 
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency highlight
+      evil-search-highlight-persist = markBroken super.evil-search-highlight-persist;
+
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency highlight
+      floobits  = markBroken super.floobits;
+
       # missing OCaml
       flycheck-ocaml = markBroken super.flycheck-ocaml;
 
@@ -147,6 +156,9 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file footer
       seoul256-theme = markBroken super.seoul256-theme;
 
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency highlight
+      sonic-pi  = markBroken super.sonic-pi;
+
       spaceline = super.spaceline.override {
         inherit (self.melpaPackages) powerline;
       };
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
index ca21cad14a5..0550a1bbd3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       elmine = markBroken super.elmine;
 
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency redshank
+      emr = markBroken super.emr;
+
       ess-R-data-view = super.ess-R-data-view.override {
         inherit (self.melpaPackages) ess ctable popup;
       };
@@ -73,6 +76,12 @@ self:
         inherit (self.melpaPackages) ess popup;
       };
 
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency highlight
+      evil-search-highlight-persist = markBroken super.evil-search-highlight-persist;
+
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency highlight
+      floobits  = markBroken super.floobits;
+
       # missing OCaml
       flycheck-ocaml = markBroken super.flycheck-ocaml;