diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 26be7d1cda5..3882153d8e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ with lib.licenses;
 
 let packagesFun = super: self: with self; {
 
-  inherit emacs;
+  inherit emacs melpaBuild trivialBuild;
 
   ## START HERE