diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7798ec4444a..b104dc8014b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10850,6 +10850,7 @@ with pkgs;
   v8 = callPackage ../development/libraries/v8 {
     inherit (python2Packages) python gyp;
     cctools = darwin.cctools;
+    icu = icu58; # v8-5.4.232 fails against icu4c-59.1
   };
 
   v8_static = lowPrio (self.v8.override { static = true; });