diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index 268976179bc..c21db447e39 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ self:
       # Expects bash to be at /bin/bash
       flycheck-rtags = markBroken super.flycheck-rtags;
 
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency
+      fold-dwim-org = markBroken super.fold-dwim-org;
+
       # build timeout
       graphene = markBroken super.graphene;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
index 7592fdbcae1..33473ecad3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ self:
       # Expects bash to be at /bin/bash
       flycheck-rtags = markBroken super.flycheck-rtags;
 
+      # upstream issue: missing dependency
+      fold-dwim-org = markBroken super.fold-dwim-org;
+
       # build timeout
       graphene = markBroken super.graphene;