diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chawan/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chawan/package.nix
index ce320d7d167e..cf5c642e87e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chawan/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chawan/package.nix
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Include chawan's man pages in mancha's search path
-    (replaceVars ./mancha-augment-path.diff {
-      out = placeholder "out";
-    })
-  ];
+  patches = [ ./mancha-augment-path.diff ];
+
+  # Include chawan's man pages in mancha's search path
+  postPatch = ''
+    # As we need the $out reference, we can't use `replaceVars` here.
+    substituteInPlace adapter/protocol/man.nim \
+      --replace-fail '@out@' "$out"
+  '';
 
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString (
     lib.optional stdenv.cc.isClang "-Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gu/gui-for-clash/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gu/gui-for-clash/package.nix
index 402e3ba6cb4e..84d01efb1640 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gu/gui-for-clash/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gu/gui-for-clash/package.nix
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ in
 buildGoModule {
   inherit pname version src;
 
-  patches = [
-    (replaceVars ./bridge.patch {
-      basepath = placeholder "out";
-    })
-  ];
+  patches = [ ./bridge.patch ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # As we need the $out reference, we can't use `replaceVars` here.
+    substituteInPlace bridge/bridge.go \
+      --replace-fail '@basepath@' "$out"
+  '';
 
   vendorHash = "sha256-OrysyJF+lUMf+0vWmOZHjxUdE6fQCKArmpV4alXxtYs=";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gu/gui-for-singbox/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gu/gui-for-singbox/package.nix
index 08620f978925..f69c6461165e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gu/gui-for-singbox/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gu/gui-for-singbox/package.nix
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ in
 buildGoModule {
   inherit pname version src;
 
-  patches = [
-    (replaceVars ./bridge.patch {
-      basepath = placeholder "out";
-    })
-  ];
+  patches = [ ./bridge.patch ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # As we need the $out reference, we can't use `replaceVars` here.
+    substituteInPlace bridge/bridge.go \
+      --replace-fail '@basepath@' "$out"
+  '';
 
   vendorHash = "sha256-OrysyJF+lUMf+0vWmOZHjxUdE6fQCKArmpV4alXxtYs=";