diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bb/bbedit/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bb/bbedit/package.nix
index 7537b198f9f9..2c39f1e6ca57 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bb/bbedit/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bb/bbedit/package.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  # app bundle may be messed up by standard fixup
+  dontFixup = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Powerful and full-featured professional HTML and text editor for macOS";
     homepage = "https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/";