diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gp/gpu-burn/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gp/gpu-burn/package.nix
index 02ef35d1ab9f..ac4b748d7b49 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gp/gpu-burn/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gp/gpu-burn/package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   lib,
 }:
 let
-  inherit (lib.attrsets) getBin;
   inherit (lib.lists) last map optionals;
   inherit (lib.trivial) boolToString;
   inherit (config) cudaSupport;
@@ -36,7 +35,11 @@ backendStdenv.mkDerivation {
     substituteInPlace gpu_burn-drv.cpp \
       --replace-fail \
         '#define COMPARE_KERNEL "compare.ptx"' \
-        "#define COMPARE_KERNEL \"$out/share/compare.ptx\""
+        '#define COMPARE_KERNEL "${placeholder "out"}/share/compare.ptx"'
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace-fail \
+        '${''''${CUDAPATH}/bin/nvcc''}' \
+        '${lib.getExe cuda_nvcc}'
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -52,7 +55,8 @@ backendStdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   makeFlags = [
-    "CUDAPATH=${getBin cuda_nvcc}"
+    # NOTE: CUDAPATH assumes cuda_cudart is a single output containing all of lib, dev, and stubs.
+    "CUDAPATH=${cuda_cudart}"
     "COMPUTE=${last (map dropDots cudaCapabilities)}"
     "IS_JETSON=${boolToString isJetsonBuild}"
   ];