diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/be/betterdiscordctl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/be/betterdiscordctl/package.nix
index 4c1eae439215..3ff3bf7db004 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/be/betterdiscordctl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/be/betterdiscordctl/package.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace betterdiscordctl \
-      --replace "DISABLE_SELF_UPGRADE=" "DISABLE_SELF_UPGRADE=yes"
+      --replace-fail "DISABLE_SELF_UPGRADE=" "DISABLE_SELF_UPGRADE=yes"
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''