diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
index 6314c953b748..a3136839122d 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ runCommand
         }
         mkdir -p $out/bin
         mkdir -p $out/share/emacs/site-lisp
-        ${optionalString emacs.nativeComp ''
+        ${optionalString nativeComp ''
           mkdir -p $out/share/emacs/native-lisp
         ''}