diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/build-neovim-plugin.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/build-neovim-plugin.nix
index b99733523b87..251844aa87db 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/build-neovim-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/neovim/build-neovim-plugin.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ in
           lua_modules_path = "lua"
         '';
         })).overrideAttrs (drv: {
-        version = attrs.version;
+        version = attrs.version or drv.version;
         rockspecVersion = drv.rockspecVersion;
       });