diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/utils.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/utils.nix
index 05037eafcb87..125fae66f7f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/utils.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/utils.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ let
         python3 = withPython3;
         ruby = withRuby;
       };
+      # as expected by packdir
+      packpathDirs.myNeovimPackages = myVimPackage;
       ## Here we calculate all of the arguments to the 1st call of `makeWrapper`
       # We start with the executable itself NOTE we call this variable "initial"
       # because if configure != {} we need to call makeWrapper twice, in order to
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ let
 
     builtins.removeAttrs args ["plugins"] // {
       wrapperArgs = makeWrapperArgs;
+      inherit packpathDirs;
       inherit neovimRcContent;
       inherit manifestRc;
       inherit python3Env;