diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/va/vaultwarden/webvault.nix b/pkgs/by-name/va/vaultwarden/webvault.nix
index 9735a0c06ee6..3231d9546a8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/va/vaultwarden/webvault.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/va/vaultwarden/webvault.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildNpmPackage,
+  nodejs_22,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nixosTests,
   python3,
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
   pname = "vaultwarden-webvault";
   version = "2025.7.0.0";
 
+  # doesn't build with newer versions
+  nodejs = nodejs_22;
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "vaultwarden";
     repo = "vw_web_builds";