diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix
index ac8698caeb29..ae5ff338264a 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ lib.makeOverridable (
             inherit passthru;
             derivationArgs = {
               inherit
+                githubBase
                 owner
                 repo
                 ;
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ lib.makeOverridable (
             extension = "tar.gz";
             derivationArgs = {
               inherit
+                githubBase
                 owner
                 repo
                 tag