diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/br/browserpass/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/br/browserpass/package.nix
index 3e7f17629ed2..24138be165e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/br/browserpass/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/br/browserpass/package.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
     sed -i -e 's/INSTALL =.*/INSTALL = install/' Makefile
   '';
 
-  DESTDIR = placeholder "out";
+  env.DESTDIR = placeholder "out";
 
   postConfigure = ''
     make configure