diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
index 7d6f608ad827..ed5d1450024d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/sbt/default.nix
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     cp -ra . $out/share/sbt
     ln -sT ../share/sbt/bin/sbt $out/bin/sbt
     ln -sT ../share/sbt/bin/sbtn-${
-      if (stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) then "aarch64" else "x86_64"
-    }-${
-      if (stdenv.isDarwin) then "apple-darwin" else "pc-linux"
+      if (stdenv.isDarwin) then "universal-apple-darwin"
+      else if (stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) then "aarch64-pc-linux"
+      else "x86_64-pc-linux"
     } $out/bin/sbtn
 
     runHook postInstall