diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 66248545aa8..7161f723d35 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10126,7 +10126,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   pgroonga = callPackage ../servers/sql/postgresql/pgroonga {};
 
-  plv8 = callPackage ../servers/sql/postgresql/plv8 {};
+  plv8 = callPackage ../servers/sql/postgresql/plv8 {
+    v8 = v8_6_x;
+  };
 
   phonon = callPackage ../development/libraries/phonon {};