diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/amqp/activemq/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/amqp/activemq/default.nix
index bd37fe3b5574..b1f9b7a3bb1f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/amqp/activemq/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/amqp/activemq/default.nix
@@ -7,20 +7,19 @@ let
 
   cfg = config.services.activemq;
 
-  activemqBroker = stdenv.mkDerivation {
-    name = "activemq-broker";
-    phases = [ "installPhase" ];
-    buildInputs = [ jdk ];
-    installPhase = ''
-      mkdir -p $out/lib
-      source ${activemq}/lib/classpath.env
-      export CLASSPATH
-      ln -s "${./ActiveMQBroker.java}" ActiveMQBroker.java
-      javac -d $out/lib ActiveMQBroker.java
-    '';
-  };
+  activemqBroker = runCommand "activemq-broker"
+    {
+      nativeBuildInputs = [ jdk ];
+    } ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib
+    source ${activemq}/lib/classpath.env
+    export CLASSPATH
+    ln -s "${./ActiveMQBroker.java}" ActiveMQBroker.java
+    javac -d $out/lib ActiveMQBroker.java
+  '';
 
-in {
+in
+{
 
   options = {
     services.activemq = {