diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e033e982bbe..1dbbf533d36 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5884,6 +5884,7 @@ with pkgs;
   pypy27 = callPackage ../development/interpreters/python/pypy/2.7 {
     self = pypy27;
     python = python27.override{x11Support=true;};
+    db = db.override { dbmSupport = true; };
   };
 
   python2nix = callPackage ../tools/package-management/python2nix { };