diff --git a/elisp.nix b/elisp.nix
index 1abff7ba9..08590d5a7 100644
--- a/elisp.nix
+++ b/elisp.nix
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ emacsWithPackages (epkgs:
                 then defaultInitFile
                 else throw "name of defaultInitFile must be ${defaultInitFileName}";
             version = "0.1.0";
-            packageRequires = usePkgs;
+            packageRequires = usePkgs ++ extraPkgs;
           };
   in
   usePkgs ++ extraPkgs ++ [ defaultInitFilePkg ])