diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/soxr/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/soxr/package.nix
index 61121b019e5f..156650a09ef1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/soxr/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/soxr/package.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    # Workaround for upstream not using GNUInstallDirs.
+    "-DINCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR=${placeholder "dev"}/include"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Audio resampling library";
     homepage = "https://soxr.sourceforge.net";