diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common-lix.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common-lix.nix
index 7e0ddc4f4846..c111fb6e93d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common-lix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common-lix.nix
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "lix";
 
   version = "${version}${suffix}";
-  VERSION_SUFFIX = suffix;
+  env.VERSION_SUFFIX = suffix;
 
   inherit src patches;