diff --git a/pkgs/pkgs-lib/formats.nix b/pkgs/pkgs-lib/formats.nix
index 7639c62ea43e..272099653b3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/pkgs-lib/formats.nix
+++ b/pkgs/pkgs-lib/formats.nix
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ optionalAttrs allowAliases aliases
             float
             str
             path
-            package
+            types.package
           ]);
         in
         attrsOf atomType;