diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ke/kew/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ke/kew/package.nix
index 5bcd51ad9ead..c7fb310dd0ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ke/kew/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ke/kew/package.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
   withPulseaudio ? config.pulseaudio or stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux,
 }:
 
+let
+  uppercaseFirst =
+    x: (lib.toUpper (lib.substring 0 1 x)) + (lib.substring 1 ((lib.strings.stringLength x) - 1) x);
+in
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "kew";
   version = "3.2.0";
@@ -37,6 +42,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-nntbxDy1gfd4F/FvlilLeOAepqtxhnYE2XRjJSlFvgI=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace-fail '$(shell uname -s)' '${uppercaseFirst stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.kernel.name}' \
+      --replace-fail '$(shell uname -m)' '${stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.name}'
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs =
     [
       pkg-config