diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/it/iterm2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/it/iterm2/package.nix
index 12243e25da32..2fd490ef1896 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/it/iterm2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/it/iterm2/package.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
     mkdir -p "$out/bin"
     cat << EOF > "$out/bin/iterm2"
     #!${stdenvNoCC.shell}
-    open -na "$APP_DIR" --args "$@"
+    open -na "$APP_DIR" --args "\$@"
     EOF
     chmod +x "$out/bin/iterm2"
     runHook postInstall