diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index ff999ef427c3..17536c2cd5d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -1284,6 +1284,8 @@ let
         # TODO report to upstream
         jack-connect = addPackageRequires super.jack-connect [ self.dash ];
 
+        javap-mode = ignoreCompilationError super.javap-mode; # elisp error
+
         jdee = ignoreCompilationError super.jdee; # elisp error
 
         # https://github.com/fred-o/jekyll-modes/issues/6