diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/br/brave/make-brave.nix b/pkgs/by-name/br/brave/make-brave.nix
index 50bd224484ef..a743bfbe0f8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/br/brave/make-brave.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/br/brave/make-brave.nix
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
       # Fix path to bash in $BINARYWRAPPER
       substituteInPlace $BINARYWRAPPER \
-          --replace /bin/bash ${stdenv.shell} \
+          --replace-fail /bin/bash ${stdenv.shell} \
           --replace-fail 'CHROME_WRAPPER' 'WRAPPER'
 
       ln -sf $BINARYWRAPPER $out/bin/brave
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
       # Fix paths
       substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/{brave-browser,com.brave.Browser}.desktop \
-          --replace /usr/bin/brave-browser-stable $out/bin/brave
+          --replace-fail /usr/bin/brave-browser-stable $out/bin/brave
       substituteInPlace $out/share/gnome-control-center/default-apps/brave-browser.xml \
-          --replace /opt/brave.com $out/opt/brave.com
+          --replace-fail /opt/brave.com $out/opt/brave.com
       substituteInPlace $out/share/menu/brave-browser.menu \
-          --replace /opt/brave.com $out/opt/brave.com
+          --replace-fail /opt/brave.com $out/opt/brave.com
       substituteInPlace $out/opt/brave.com/brave/default-app-block \
-          --replace /opt/brave.com $out/opt/brave.com
+          --replace-fail /opt/brave.com $out/opt/brave.com
 
       # Correct icons location
       icon_sizes=("16" "24" "32" "48" "64" "128" "256")