diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-common-overrides.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-common-overrides.nix
index 1fc3f359f07e..818646630cc5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-common-overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/elpa-common-overrides.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ in
 
   cl-print = null; # builtin
 
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/483425
+  consult = addPackageRequires super.consult [ self.flymake ];
+
   # missing optional dependencies https://codeberg.org/rahguzar/consult-hoogle/issues/4
   consult-hoogle = addPackageRequiresIfOlder super.consult-hoogle [ self.consult ] "0.2.2";