diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/dool/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/dool/default.nix
index 4a958d6216062..b7ff128131e85 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/dool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/dool/default.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # fix the plugins directory
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace dool \
-      --replace \
-        "os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])) + '/plugins/'" \
+      --replace-fail \
+        "os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + '/plugins/'" \
         "'$out/share/dool/'"
   '';