diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 92e68417e47..d01c7d662c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ in
 
   nukeReferences = callPackage ../build-support/nuke-references { };
 
-  referencesByPopularity = callPackage ../build-support/references-by-popularity { };
+  referencesByPopularity = buildPackages.callPackage ../build-support/references-by-popularity { };
 
   removeReferencesTo = callPackage ../build-support/remove-references-to { };