diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
index a11f5fe1465b..519ef64bca80 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ self = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ bison cmake pkgconfig rpcsvc-proto ];
 
+  ## NOTE: MySQL upstream frequently twiddles the invocations of libtool. When updating, you might proactively grep for libtool references.
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace cmake/libutils.cmake --replace /usr/bin/ ""
+    substituteInPlace cmake/libutils.cmake --replace /usr/bin/libtool libtool
+    substituteInPlace cmake/os/Darwin.cmake --replace /usr/bin/libtool libtool
   '';
 
   buildInputs = [