-

diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 944cdcda8fa..0bce9c17ec5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3140,7 +3140,7 @@ with pkgs;
     nodejs = pkgs.nodejs-4_x;
   };
 
-  nodePackages = nodePackages_6_x;
+  nodePackages = recurseIntoAttrs nodePackages_6_x;
 
   # Can be used as a user shell
   nologin = shadow;
@@ -5933,9 +5933,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   haskell = callPackage ./haskell-packages.nix { };
 
-  haskellPackages = haskell.packages.ghc822.override {
+  haskellPackages = recurseIntoAttrs (haskell.packages.ghc822.override {
     overrides = config.haskellPackageOverrides or (self: super: {});
-  };
+  });
 
   inherit (haskellPackages) ghc;
 
@@ -6781,7 +6781,7 @@ with pkgs;
   python36Full = python36.override{x11Support=true;};
 
   # pythonPackages further below, but assigned here because they need to be in sync
-  pythonPackages = python.pkgs;
+  pythonPackages = recurseIntoAttrs python.pkgs;
   python2Packages = python2.pkgs;
   python3Packages = python3.pkgs;
 
@@ -6809,10 +6809,10 @@ with pkgs;
   };
 
   # Python package sets.
-  python27Packages = lib.hiPrioSet (recurseIntoAttrs python27.pkgs);
+  python27Packages = lib.hiPrioSet python27.pkgs;
   python34Packages = python34.pkgs;
   python35Packages = python35.pkgs;
-  python36Packages = recurseIntoAttrs python36.pkgs;
+  python36Packages = python36.pkgs;
   pypyPackages = pypy.pkgs;
 
   # Should eventually be moved inside Python interpreters.