diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/sile/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/sile/default.nix
index 8cf45ea584c0..122f4304838b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/sile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/sile/default.nix
@@ -108,8 +108,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace "ASSERT(ht && ht->table && iter);" "ASSERT(ht && iter);"
   '';
 
-  # Hack to avoid TMPDIR in RPATHs.
-  preFixup = ''rm -rf "$(pwd)" && mkdir "$(pwd)" '';
+  # remove forbidden references to $TMPDIR
+  preFixup = lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+    for f in "$out"/bin/*; do
+      if isELF "$f"; then
+        patchelf --shrink-rpath --allowed-rpath-prefixes "$NIX_STORE" "$f"
+      fi
+    done
+  '';
 
   outputs = [ "out" "doc" "man" "dev" ];