diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
index 282d42d76284..94f791d8f6cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ libBuildHelper.extendMkDerivation' stdenv.mkDerivation (
       '';
 
     inherit packageRequires;
-    buildInputs = finalAttrs.packageRequires ++ buildInputs;
+    buildInputs = [ emacs ] ++ finalAttrs.packageRequires ++ buildInputs;
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       emacs
       texinfo
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ libBuildHelper.extendMkDerivation' stdenv.mkDerivation (
 
     setupHook = args.setupHook or setupHook;
 
+    strictDeps = args.strictDeps or true;
+
     inherit turnCompilationWarningToError ignoreCompilationError;
 
     meta =