diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/bistro/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/bistro/default.nix
index 9603f283ee4f..78ca63ab90c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/bistro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/bistro/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 buildDunePackage rec {
   pname = "bistro";
   version = "0.5.0";
+
+  useDune2 = true;
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "pveber";
     repo = pname;