diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index 2a84cf145d6f..9a81f25ec1b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ let
           then markBroken super.org-dp
           else super.org-dp;
 
+        # upstream issue: missing file header
+        revbufs =
+          if super.revbufs.version == "1.2"
+          then markBroken super.revbufs
+          else super.revbufs;
 
         # upstream issue: missing file header
         elmine = markBroken super.elmine;