diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/aminal/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/aminal/default.nix
index 7f04a93d6a32..70d0d083dcf3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/aminal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/aminal/default.nix
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     sha256 = "0syv9md7blnl6i19zf8s1xjx5vfz6s755fxyg2ply0qc1pwhsj8n";
   };
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    buildFlagsArray=("-ldflags=-X ${goPackagePath}/version.Version=${version}")
-  '';
+  ldflags = [
+    "-X ${goPackagePath}/version.Version=${version}"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Golang terminal emulator from scratch";