diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 92fe64fab65f..94f773f77d4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ let
   gawk = callPackage ../tools/text/gawk { };
 
   gawkInteractive = appendToName "interactive"
-    (gawk.override { readlineSupport = true; });
+    (gawk.override { interactive = true; });
 
   gbdfed = callPackage ../tools/misc/gbdfed {
     gtk = gtk2;