diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix
index fa631ebb3876..ebd6a7ea5110 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.6.nix
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 mkDerivation rec {
   version = "1.6.5";
   sha256 = "0il1fraz6c8qbqv4wrp16jqrkf3xglfa9f3sdm6q4vv8kjf3lxxb";
-  minimumOTPVersion = "18";
+  minimumOTPVersion = "19";
 }