diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ab/abcde/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ab/abcde/package.nix
index 1b64dcbb07e7..1dd5907bb332 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ab/abcde/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ab/abcde/package.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     echo CDROMREADERSYNTAX=cdparanoia >>abcde.conf
 
     substituteInPlace "abcde" \
-      --replace "/etc/abcde.conf" "$out/etc/abcde.conf"
+      --replace-fail "/etc/abcde.conf" "$out/etc/abcde.conf"
 
     runHook postConfigure
   '';