diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6a9bec8247f..326335cba11 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13371,6 +13371,7 @@ in
   gnutls = callPackage ../development/libraries/gnutls/default.nix {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
     util-linux = util-linuxMinimal; # break the cyclic dependency
+    autoconf = buildPackages.autoconf269;
   };
 
   gnutls-kdh = callPackage ../development/libraries/gnutls-kdh/3.5.nix {