diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/4/default.nix
index 5445469b776e..08952e028de5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/4/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
       bootstrap-chicken = self.chicken.override { bootstrap-chicken = null; };
     };
 
-    chickenEggs = callPackage ./eggs.nix { };
+    chickenEggs = lib.recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ./eggs.nix { });
 
     egg2nix = callPackage ./egg2nix.nix { };
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/default.nix
index 5445469b776e..08952e028de5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
       bootstrap-chicken = self.chicken.override { bootstrap-chicken = null; };
     };
 
-    chickenEggs = callPackage ./eggs.nix { };
+    chickenEggs = lib.recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ./eggs.nix { });
 
     egg2nix = callPackage ./egg2nix.nix { };
   };