diff --git a/pkgs/tools/wayland/sov/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/wayland/sov/default.nix
index 260311c07a76..a9b39e186b73 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/wayland/sov/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/wayland/sov/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-6FdZ3UToeIAARxrOqSWBX+ALrlr4s2J0bj9c3l9ZTyQ=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/sov/main.c --replace '/usr' $out
+  '';
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson pkg-config wayland-scanner ninja ];
   buildInputs = [ wayland wayland-protocols freetype ];