diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index 891bb5df5672..16f147695914 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@ let
               or unknownFetcher;
             args = builtins.removeAttrs recipe.fetch [ "tag" ];
             src = fetch args;
+            recipeFile = fetchurl {
+              url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/milkypostman/melpa/${recipe.recipe.commit}/recipes/${name}";
+              inherit (recipe.recipe) sha256;
+            };
           in melpaBuild {
             pname = name;
             inherit (recipe) version;
-            inherit src;
+            inherit recipeFile src;
             packageRequires =
               let lookupDep = d: self."${d}" or null;
               in map lookupDep recipe.deps;