diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index 3819435be1df..3a5cf163e57e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -1633,6 +1633,8 @@ let
         # missing optional dependencies
         suggest = addPackageRequires super.suggest [ self.shut-up ];
 
+        sx = ignoreCompilationError super.sx; # elisp error
+
         symex = ignoreCompilationError super.symex; # elisp error
 
         term-alert = mkHome super.term-alert;