diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a7127545b7c..5df83c60e98 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * to merges. Please use the full-text search of your editor. ;)
  * Hint: ### starts category names.
  */
-{ lib, noSysDirs, config}:
+{ lib, noSysDirs, config, overlays }:
 res: pkgs: super:
 
 with pkgs;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ in
 
 
   ### Helper functions.
-  inherit lib config;
+  inherit lib config overlays;
 
   inherit (lib) lowPrio hiPrio appendToName makeOverridable;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
index 6ca370e0b9b..e8c8175d737 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ let
 
   allPackages = self: super:
     let res = import ./all-packages.nix
-      { inherit lib noSysDirs config; }
+      { inherit lib noSysDirs config overlays; }
       res self super;
     in res;