diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/yuzu/mainline.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/yuzu/mainline.nix
index 3daed1c7c8c0..beb08d30e8ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/yuzu/mainline.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/yuzu/mainline.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , nix-update-script
 , wrapQtAppsHook
 , alsa-lib
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation(finalAttrs: {
 
     # provide pre-downloaded tz data
     mkdir -p build/externals/nx_tzdb
-    ln -sf ${nx_tzdb} build/externals/nx_tzdb/${nx_tzdb.version}.zip
+    ln -s ${nx_tzdb} build/externals/nx_tzdb/nx_tzdb
   '';
 
   # This must be done after cmake finishes as it overwrites the file
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/yuzu/nx_tzdb.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/yuzu/nx_tzdb.nix
index faca41e24737..de847e2b0c78 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/yuzu/nx_tzdb.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/yuzu/nx_tzdb.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, gitUpdater }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, gitUpdater }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "nx_tzdb";
   version = "221202";
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-mRzW+iIwrU1zsxHmf+0RArU8BShAoEMvCz+McXFFK3c=";
   };
 
-  dontUnpack = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];
 
   buildCommand = ''
-    cp $src $out
+    unzip $src -d $out
   '';
 
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {