diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index a8285a4d790c..faf9aded966d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -539,6 +539,13 @@ let
             (attrs.nativeBuildInputs or [ ]) ++ [ pkgs.git ];
         });
 
+        zig-mode = super.zig-mode.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
+          postPatch = attrs.postPatch or "" + ''
+            substituteInPlace zig-mode.el \
+              --replace-fail 'zig-zig-bin "zig"' 'zig-zig-bin "${lib.getExe pkgs.zig}"'
+          '';
+        });
+
         zmq = super.zmq.overrideAttrs (old: {
           stripDebugList = [ "share" ];
           preBuild = ''