diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/rmlint/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/rmlint/default.nix
index a1cf21aa64a1..805bcf6b01cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/rmlint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/rmlint/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "bea39a5872b39d3596e756f242967bc5bde6febeb996fdcd63fbcf5bfdc75f01";
   };
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile.in \
+      --replace "/usr/" "/"
+  '';
+
   makeFlags="DESTDIR=$(out)";
 
   meta = {