diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/metrics.nix b/pkgs/top-level/metrics.nix
index e8ace0e84806..26ef31c4a1d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/metrics.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/metrics.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = map lib.getBin [
-    pkgs.nix
+    pkgs.nixVersions.latest
     pkgs.time
     pkgs.jq
   ];