diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
index f874762267a8..fda2881a8d2a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ let
         # This way kernels can be bit-by-bit reproducible depending on settings
         # (e.g. MODULE_SIG and SECURITY_LOCKDOWN_LSM need to be disabled).
         # See also https://kernelnewbies.org/BuildId
-        sed -i Makefile -e 's|--build-id|--build-id=none|'
+        sed -i Makefile -e 's|--build-id=[^ ]*|--build-id=none|'
 
         patchShebangs scripts/ld-version.sh
       '';