diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/runtime.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/runtime.nix
index b3f308979f4..9c9a479d529 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/runtime.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/mirage/runtime.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
   pname = "mirage-runtime";
   version = "3.9.0";
 
+  useDune2 = true;
+
   minimumOCamlVersion = "4.08";
 
   src = fetchurl {