diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ad/adwaita-qt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ad/adwaita-qt/package.nix
index 7f2ea1b256f1..050e25173927 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ad/adwaita-qt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ad/adwaita-qt/package.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   postPatch = ''
     # Fix plugin dir
     substituteInPlace src/style/CMakeLists.txt \
-       --replace "DESTINATION \"\''${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}/styles" "DESTINATION \"$qtPluginPrefix/styles"
+       --replace-fail "DESTINATION \"\''${QT_PLUGINS_DIR}/styles" "DESTINATION \"$qtPluginPrefix/styles"
   '';
 
   passthru = {