diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/bonnmotion/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/bonnmotion/default.nix
index 0c3406c785eb..dc77da6d7e18 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/bonnmotion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/bonnmotion/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp ./bin/bm $out/bin/
 
     substituteInPlace $out/bin/bm \
-      --replace /build/source $out/share/bonnmotion
+      --replace-fail "$PWD" $out/share/bonnmotion
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';