diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 34ab7c71648fb..c3346dae73e27 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -38044,7 +38044,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   nixpkgs-review = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nixpkgs-review { };
 
-  nix-serve = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nix-serve { };
+  nix-serve = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nix-serve {
+    nix = nixVersions.nix_2_18;
+  };
 
   nix-serve-ng = haskell.lib.compose.justStaticExecutables haskellPackages.nix-serve-ng;