diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 46d5d133e09f..5f3a7c52656d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@ in
 
   packer = callPackage ../development/tools/packer { };
 
-  packr = callPackage ../development/libraries/packr { };
+  packr = callPackage ../development/libraries/packr {
+    # Version 2.6.0 fails to build with go 1.13 due to nested modules:
+    #   go: directory v2/packr2 is outside main module
+    buildGoModule = buildGo112Module;
+  };
 
   pet = callPackage ../development/tools/pet { };