diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 72a2be0f2dff6..24267ea281e00 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22481,7 +22481,9 @@ with pkgs;
   ngtcp2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ngtcp2 { inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices; };
   ngtcp2-gnutls = callPackage ../development/libraries/ngtcp2/gnutls.nix { };
 
-  nix-plugins = callPackage ../development/libraries/nix-plugins { };
+  nix-plugins = callPackage ../development/libraries/nix-plugins {
+    nix = nixVersions.nix_2_18;
+  };
 
   nika-fonts = callPackage ../data/fonts/nika-fonts { };