diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apfsprogs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apfsprogs/package.nix
index 526cff28dbca..5498d05422ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apfsprogs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apfsprogs/package.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   in ''
     substituteInPlace \
       apfs-snap/Makefile apfsck/Makefile mkapfs/Makefile \
-      --replace \
+      --replace-fail \
         '$(shell git describe --always HEAD | tail -c 9)' \
         '${shortRev}'
   '';