diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apt-dater/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apt-dater/package.nix
index d06cf9ad3bd8..882b67f1097f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apt-dater/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apt-dater/package.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   prePatch = ''
     substituteInPlace etc/Makefile.am \
-      --replace-fail 02770 0770
+      --replace-fail 02770 0770 \
+      --replace-fail '../../../$(pkglibdir)' '$(pkglibdir)'
   '';
 
   postPatch = ''