diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uh/uhttpd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uh/uhttpd/package.nix
index 1326eb93aabf..c5293b422df7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uh/uhttpd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uh/uhttpd/package.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-DLUA_SUPPORT=on"
   ];
 
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lcrypt";
+  env.NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lcrypt";
 
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/uhttpd \