diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index d8b548b03e49..b6cd881205f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       bufshow = markBroken super.bufshow;
 
+      # part of a larger package
+      caml = dontConfigure super.caml;
+
       # part of a larger package
       # upstream issue: missing package version
       cmake-mode = markBroken (dontConfigure super.cmake-mode);
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
index 0550a1bbd3ff..b02adeefa2a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-stable-packages.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ self:
       # upstream issue: missing file header
       bufshow = markBroken super.bufshow;
 
+      # part of a larger package
+      caml = dontConfigure super.caml;
+
       # part of a larger package
       # upstream issue: missing package version
       cmake-mode = markBroken (dontConfigure super.cmake-mode);