diff --git a/pkgs/development/beam-modules/elixir-ls/default.nix b/pkgs/development/beam-modules/elixir-ls/default.nix
index c419b7f30411fc5..2324d641244f00f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/beam-modules/elixir-ls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/beam-modules/elixir-ls/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ mixRelease {
   # of the no-deps-check requirement
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
-    mix do compile --no-deps-check, elixir_ls.release
+    mix do compile --no-deps-check, elixir_ls.release${lib.optionalString (lib.versionAtLeast elixir.version "1.16.0") "2"}
     runHook postBuild
   '';