diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 718e941b508c..75ded916919d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37476,7 +37476,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dnadd = callPackage ../tools/nix/dnadd { };
 
-  nix-eval-jobs = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nix-eval-jobs { };
+  nix-eval-jobs = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nix-eval-jobs {
+    nix = nixVersions.nix_2_12; # fails to build with 2.13
+  };
 
   nix-doc = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nix-doc { };