diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cdc4ed881e00..c19e956e7a76 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18374,7 +18374,10 @@ with pkgs;
 
   xxd = callPackage ../tools/misc/xxd { };
 
-  vimNox = lowPrio (vim_configurable.override { source = "vim-nox"; });
+  vimNox = lowPrio (vim_configurable.override {
+    source = "vim-nox";
+    lua = pkgs.lua5_1; # vimNox source is from 2012, requires older lua
+  });
 
   qpdfview = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/qpdfview {};