diff --git a/pkgs/games/scummvm/default.nix b/pkgs/games/scummvm/default.nix
index edecf97f68d6..de9c03b89091 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/scummvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/scummvm/default.nix
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ''
     + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
       substituteInPlace config.mk \
-        --replace x86_64-apple-darwin-ranlib ${cctools}/bin/ranlib \
-        --replace aarch64-apple-darwin-ranlib ${cctools}/bin/ranlib
+        --replace-fail ${stdenv.hostPlatform.config}-ranlib ${cctools}/bin/ranlib
     '';
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-fpermissive" ];