diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/esbenp.prettier-vscode/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/esbenp.prettier-vscode/default.nix
index 26b8b62c9485..5272f895e38f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/esbenp.prettier-vscode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/esbenp.prettier-vscode/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
 
   postInstall = ''
     cd "$out/$installPrefix"
-    jq '.contributes.configuration.properties."prettier.prettierPath".default = "${prettier}/lib/node_modules/prettier"' package.json | sponge package.json
+    jq '.contributes.configuration.properties."prettier.prettierPath".default = "${prettier}"' package.json | sponge package.json
   '';
 
   meta = {