diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 1853c7eb8ac..d044ed80048 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ in lib.makeScope newScope (self: lib.makeOverridable ({
   // melpaStablePackages // { inherit melpaStablePackages; }
   // melpaPackages // { inherit melpaPackages; }
   // orgPackages // { inherit orgPackages; }
-  // manualPackages
+  // manualPackages // { inherit manualPackages; }
   // {
     inherit emacs melpaBuild trivialBuild;
     emacsWithPackages = emacsWithPackages self;