diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b61cf0936cf0..2e7cded280ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8566,6 +8566,7 @@ with pkgs;
   msoffcrypto-tool = with python3.pkgs; toPythonApplication msoffcrypto-tool;
 
   mpich = callPackage ../development/libraries/mpich {
+    automake = automake116x;
     ch4backend = libfabric;
   };