diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0a6145760cd75..09d76d93d07f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6871,7 +6871,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   unionfs-fuse = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/unionfs-fuse { };
 
-  unparam = callPackage ../tools/misc/unparam { };
+  unparam = callPackage ../tools/misc/unparam {
+    buildGoModule = buildGo121Module;
+  };
 
   inherit (nodePackages) uppy-companion;