diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/24.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/24.nix
index c1f2825e8e93..8b83fe53e69d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/24.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/24.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   pinentryBinaryPath = pinentry.binaryPath or "bin/pinentry";
   configureFlags = [
+    "--sysconfdir=/etc"
     "--with-libgpg-error-prefix=${libgpg-error.dev}"
     "--with-libgcrypt-prefix=${libgcrypt.dev}"
     "--with-libassuan-prefix=${libassuan.dev}"