diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
index 4bcc6ee72b60..2141d9246dae 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "terminfo" ];
 
-  postPatch = lib.optionalString (!xdg-utils.meta.broken) ''
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     substituteInPlace alacritty/src/config/ui_config.rs \
       --replace xdg-open ${xdg-utils}/bin/xdg-open
   '';