diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index 163fe1218ffb..d4bdfc35622f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ let
         # upstream issue: missing file header
         dictionary = markBroken super.dictionary;
 
+        # upstream issue: missing file header
+        fold-dwim =
+          if super.fold-dwim.version == "1.2"
+          then markBroken super.fold-dwim
+          else super.fold-dwim;
+
         # upstream issue: missing file header
         link = markBroken super.link;