diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
index 3b1b64679722..626cf6a55c43 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ let
 
   # !!! Should we also do shared libuv?
   deps = {
-    inherit v8_3_14 openssl zlib http-parser;
+    v8 = v8_3_14;
+    inherit openssl zlib http-parser;
     cares = c-ares;
   };