diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/noisetorch/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/noisetorch/default.nix
index f422ad7fe136..c305b9917617 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/noisetorch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/noisetorch/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, copyDesktopItems }:
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "NoiseTorch";
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   subPackages = [ "." ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ copyDesktopItems ];
-
   preBuild = ''
     make -C c/ladspa/
     go generate
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   postInstall = ''
     install -D ./assets/icon/noisetorch.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/noisetorch.png
-    copyDesktopItems assets/noisetorch.desktop $out/share/applications/
+    install -Dm444 ./assets/noisetorch.desktop $out/share/applications/noisetorch.desktop
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {