diff --git a/doc/builders/packages/emacs.section.md b/doc/builders/packages/emacs.section.md
index 93a819bc79bf..577f1a23ce0e 100644
--- a/doc/builders/packages/emacs.section.md
+++ b/doc/builders/packages/emacs.section.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ overrides = self: super: rec {
   haskell-mode = self.melpaPackages.haskell-mode;
   ...
 };
-((emacsPackagesFor emacs).overrideScope' overrides).emacs.pkgs.withPackages
+((emacsPackagesFor emacs).overrideScope' overrides).withPackages
   (p: with p; [
     # here both these package will use haskell-mode of our own choice
     ghc-mod
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
index 571d0eb687ce..a35fdcbabadd 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ let customEmacsPackages =
         # use the unstable MELPA version of magit
         magit = self.melpaPackages.magit;
       });
-in customEmacsPackages.emacs.pkgs.withPackages (epkgs: [ epkgs.evil epkgs.magit ])
+in customEmacsPackages.withPackages (epkgs: [ epkgs.evil epkgs.magit ])
 ```
 
 */