diff --git a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/nix-cl.nix b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/nix-cl.nix
index 327f4aa65aff..6c52e9254f37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/nix-cl.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/nix-cl.nix
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ let
       ...
     } @ args:
 
-    stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
+    (stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
       inherit
         version nativeLibs javaLibs lispLibs systems asds
         pkg program flags faslExt
@@ -226,7 +226,14 @@ let
       meta = (args.meta or {}) // {
         maintainers = args.meta.maintainers or lib.teams.lisp.members;
       };
-    })));
+    })) // {
+      # Useful for overriding
+      # Overriding code would prefer to use pname from the attribute set
+      # However, pname is extended with the implementation name
+      # Moreover, it is used in the default list of systems to load
+      # So we pass the original pname
+      pname = args.pname;
+    }));
 
   # Build the set of lisp packages using `lisp`
   # These packages are defined manually for one reason or another: