1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index 6081c96006ad..60cbf486777b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To update the list of packages from MELPA,
 
 */
 
-{ lib }:
+{ lib, external }:
 
 self:
 
@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ self:
 
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       zeitgeist = markBroken super.zeitgeist;
+
+      w3m = super.w3m.override (args: {
+        melpaBuild = drv: args.melpaBuild (drv // {
+          prePatch =
+            let w3m = "${lib.getBin external.w3m}/bin/w3m"; in ''
+              substituteInPlace w3m.el \
+                --replace 'defcustom w3m-command nil' \
+                          'defcustom w3m-command "${w3m}"'
+            '';
+        });
+      });
     };
 
     melpaPackages = super // overrides;