diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/pnpm/fetch-deps/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/pnpm/fetch-deps/default.nix
index 024aec34119d..8e26d173fd90 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/pnpm/fetch-deps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/pnpm/fetch-deps/default.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@
   yq,
 }:
 
+let
+  pnpm' = pnpm;
+in
 {
   fetchDeps = lib.makeOverridable (
     {
       hash ? "",
       pname,
+      pnpm ? pnpm',
       pnpmWorkspaces ? [ ],
       prePnpmInstall ? "",
       pnpmInstallFlags ? [ ],
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@
             cacert
             jq
             moreutils
-            pnpm
+            args.pnpm or pnpm'
             yq
           ];
 
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@
 
           passthru = {
             serve = callPackage ./serve.nix {
-              inherit pnpm;
+              pnpm = args.pnpm or pnpm';
               pnpmDeps = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
             };
           };