diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
index 6f7cdac0c941..0bbdeea1796a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ __nix_wrapQtAppsHook=1
 # wrap only once per output
 declare -a qtWrapperDoneForOuputs
 
-# Inherit arguments given in mkDerivation
-qtWrapperArgs=( ${qtWrapperArgs-} )
+# Normalize qtWrapperArgs to an array
+declare -a _qtWrapperArgsTmp
+concatTo _qtWrapperArgsTmp qtWrapperArgs
+qtWrapperArgs=("${_qtWrapperArgsTmp[@]}")
+unset _qtWrapperArgsTmp
 
 qtHostPathSeen=()
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
index 18056b9ddf3b..248d00b3dda2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/hooks/wrap-qt-apps-hook.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ if [[ -z "${__nix_wrapQtAppsHook-}" ]]; then
     # wrap only once per output
     declare -a qtWrapperDoneForOuputs
 
-    # Inherit arguments given in mkDerivation
-    qtWrapperArgs=(${qtWrapperArgs-})
+    # Normalize qtWrapperArgs to an array
+    declare -a _qtWrapperArgsTmp
+    concatTo _qtWrapperArgsTmp qtWrapperArgs
+    qtWrapperArgs=("${_qtWrapperArgsTmp[@]}")
+    unset _qtWrapperArgsTmp
 
     qtHostPathSeen=()
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/tests/wrap-qt-apps-hook.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/tests/wrap-qt-apps-hook.nix
index e43ff3b6e3ac..e9010031e879 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/tests/wrap-qt-apps-hook.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/tests/wrap-qt-apps-hook.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ let
         inherit qtWrapperArgs;
         buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
         nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapQtAppsHook ];
+        __structuredAttrs = true;
       }
       ''
         ${lib.toShellVars {
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ let
       '';
 in
 
-{
+lib.fix (self: {
 
   simple = checkWrapperArgsArray {
     name = "simple";
@@ -136,6 +137,11 @@ in
     ];
   };
 
+  simple-no-structuredAttrs = self.simple.overrideAttrs (prevAttrs: {
+    name = prevAttrs.name + "-no-structuredAttrs";
+    __structuredAttrs = false;
+  });
+
   # Integration test: assert program is wrapped with the expected environment
   runtime =
     runCommandLocal "simple-wrapper-runtime"
@@ -148,6 +154,7 @@ in
 
         buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
         nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapQtAppsHook ];
+        __structuredAttrs = true;
       }
       ''
         # Install the test program
@@ -159,4 +166,9 @@ in
         "$out/bin/test"
       '';
 
-}
+  runtime-no-structuredAttrs = self.runtime.overrideAttrs (prevAttrs: {
+    name = prevAttrs.name + "-no-structuredAttrs";
+    __structuredAttrs = false;
+  });
+
+})