diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b9e75e0421c8..71ceb466d267 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ let
   nodejs = callPackage ../development/web/nodejs { };
   nodejs-unstable = callPackage ../development/web/nodejs { unstableVersion = true; };
 
-  nodePackages = recurseIntoAttrs (import ./node-packages.nix {
+  nodePackages = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ./node-packages.nix {
     inherit pkgs stdenv nodejs fetchurl fetchgit;
     neededNatives = [python] ++ lib.optional (lib.elem system lib.platforms.linux) utillinux;
     self = pkgs.nodePackages;