diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index e9760ee1be27..9b7fdddb8683 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ let
                 thisOverlay = overlay final prev;
                 warnForBadVersionOverride = (
                   thisOverlay ? version
+                  && prev ? version
                   && !(thisOverlay ? src)
                   && !(thisOverlay.__intentionallyOverridingVersion or false)
                 );