diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/update-shell.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/update-shell.nix
index b26620677039..18b5b1a37c5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/update-shell.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/update-shell.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mkShell {
   packages = [
     bash
     pyEnv
-    nix
+    nix_2_3
     nix-prefetch-scripts
   ];
 }