diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/default.nix
index 9b1252e4284..a819361f4d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib, stdenv, pkgs
 , haskell, nodejs
 , fetchurl, fetchpatch, makeWrapper, writeScriptBin }:
 let
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let
 
   elmNodePackages =
     import ./packages/node-composition.nix {
-      inherit nodejs;
+      inherit nodejs pkgs;
       inherit (stdenv.hostPlatform) system;
     };