diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/auctex/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/auctex/default.nix
index f19ddaebdfa1..e928608f9e22 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/auctex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/auctex/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let auctex = stdenv.mkDerivation ( rec {
   buildInputs = [
     emacs
     ghostscript
-    texlive.combined.scheme-basic
+    (texlive.combine { inherit (texlive) scheme-basic hypdoc;  })
   ];
 
   preConfigure = ''