diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index eff7318c3d2b..21b2d86f23cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ let self = _self // overrides;
     callPackage = lib.callPackageWith (self // removeAttrs args ["overrides" "external"]);
     _self = with self; {
 
+  inherit emacs;
+
   ## START HERE
 
   ac-haskell-process = melpaBuild rec {