diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index 87db00c618be..afb10b3c2fcb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     substituteInPlace src/ukify/ukify.py \
       --replace \
       "'readelf'" \
-      "'${targetPackages.stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix}readelf'"
+      "'${targetPackages.stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix}readelf'" \
+      --replace \
+      "/usr/lib/systemd/boot/efi" \
+      "$out/lib/systemd/boot/efi"
   '' + (
     let
       # The following patches references to dynamic libraries to ensure that