diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/polkadot/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/polkadot/default.nix
index 770b4a29543e..fe54ddacc311 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/polkadot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/polkadot/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { fetchFromGitHub
 , lib
 , protobuf
-, rocksdb
+, rocksdb_8_3
 , rust-jemalloc-sys-unprefixed
 , rustPlatform
 , rustc
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 , Security
 , SystemConfiguration
 }:
+
+let
+  rocksdb = rocksdb_8_3;
+in
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "polkadot";
   version = "1.10.0";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/solana-validator/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/solana-validator/default.nix
index 56f38c49b12a..caaae11fd88f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/solana-validator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/solana-validator/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 , openssl
 , libclang
 , libcxx
-, rocksdb
+, rocksdb_8_3
 , rustfmt
 , perl
 , hidapi
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ let
   pinData = lib.importJSON ./pin.json;
   version = pinData.version;
   hash = pinData.hash;
+  rocksdb = rocksdb_8_3;
   inherit (darwin.apple_sdk_11_0) Libsystem;
   inherit (darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks) System IOKit AppKit Security;
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/sortmerna/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/sortmerna/default.nix
index d47aae9ce665..c19556318843 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/sortmerna/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/sortmerna/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, cmake, rocksdb, rapidjson, pkg-config, fetchFromGitHub, zlib }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, cmake
+, rocksdb_8_3
+, rapidjson
+, pkg-config
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, zlib
+}:
 
+let
+  rocksdb = rocksdb_8_3;
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "sortmerna";
   version = "4.2.0";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/solana-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/solana-cli/package.nix
index e1a0ae412c90..b4a56dda78c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/solana-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/solana-cli/package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 , udev
 , protobuf
 , libcxx
-, rocksdb
+, rocksdb_8_3
 , installShellFiles
 , pkg-config
 , openssl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 let
   version = "1.17.31";
   sha256 = "sha256-5qPW199o+CVJlqGwiAegsquBRWEb5uDKITxjN5dQYAQ=";
+  rocksdb = rocksdb_8_3;
 
   inherit (darwin.apple_sdk_11_0) Libsystem;
   inherit (darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks) System IOKit AppKit Security;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/su/surrealdb/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/su/surrealdb/package.nix
index f5c8fecc1b09..79c859684449 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/su/surrealdb/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/su/surrealdb/package.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pkg-config
 , openssl
-, rocksdb
+, rocksdb_8_3
 , testers
 , surrealdb
 , darwin
 , protobuf
 }:
 
+let
+  rocksdb = rocksdb_8_3;
+in
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "surrealdb";
   version = "1.3.1";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/overrides.nix
index adaad31b52bb..444979b86eb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/overrides.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ in
   openssl = addToBuildInputs pkgs.openssl;
   plot = addToBuildInputs pkgs.plotutils;
   postgresql = addToBuildInputsWithPkgConfig pkgs.postgresql;
-  rocksdb = addToBuildInputs pkgs.rocksdb;
+  rocksdb = addToBuildInputs pkgs.rocksdb_8_3;
   scheme2c-compatibility = old:
     addToNativeBuildInputs (lib.optionals (stdenv.system == "x86_64-darwin") [ pkgs.memorymappingHook ])
       (addPkgConfig old);
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/stalwart/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/stalwart/default.nix
index 096e600ba862..44b2251ce0c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mail/stalwart/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/stalwart/default.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
 , stdenv
 , darwin
 , nix-update-script
-, rocksdb
+, rocksdb_8_3
 }:
 
 let
   version = "0.6.0";
+  rocksdb = rocksdb_8_3;
 in
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   pname = "stalwart-mail";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/matrix-conduit/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/matrix-conduit/default.nix
index cc162e6373d6..1eb7500222d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/matrix-conduit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/matrix-conduit/default.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@
 , stdenv
 , darwin
 , nixosTests
-, rocksdb
+, rocksdb_8_3
 , rust-jemalloc-sys
 }:
 
+let
+  rocksdb = rocksdb_8_3;
+in
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "matrix-conduit";
   version = "0.6.0";