diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index d4bdfc35622f..9155665be02c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ let
           then markBroken super.fold-dwim
           else super.fold-dwim;
 
+        # upstream issue: missing file header
+        gl-conf-mode =
+          if super.gl-conf-mode.version == "0.3"
+          then markBroken super.gl-conf-mode
+          else super.gl-conf-mode;
+
         # upstream issue: missing file header
         link = markBroken super.link;