diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/_7/_7zz/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/_7/_7zz/package.nix
index b06c35c81645..95ab0d4ef519 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/_7/_7zz/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/_7/_7zz/package.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW ''
     substituteInPlace CPP/7zip/7zip_gcc.mak C/7zip_gcc_c.mak \
-      --replace windres.exe ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}windres
+      --replace-fail windres.exe ${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}windres
   '';
 
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString (