diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/overrides.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/overrides.nix
index 0ae30ec468b9..af0c6d4c806c 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/overrides.nix
@@ -298,8 +298,12 @@ self: super: {
   himalaya-vim = buildVimPluginFrom2Nix {
     pname = "himalaya-vim";
     inherit (himalaya) src version;
-    configurePhase = "cd vim/";
     dependencies = with self; [ himalaya ];
+    patchPhase = ''
+      rm -rf !"vim/"
+      cp -vaR vim/. .
+      rm -rf vim/
+    '';
     preFixup = ''
       substituteInPlace $out/share/vim-plugins/himalaya-vim/plugin/himalaya.vim \
         --replace 'if !executable("himalaya")' 'if v:false'