diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/sdk-symlink.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/sdk-symlink.nix
index 6fb4f5edc0ee..c4e3cea5d597 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/sdk-symlink.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/flutter/sdk-symlink.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ symlinkJoin }: flutter:
+{ symlinkJoin
+, makeWrapper
+}: flutter:
 
 let
   self =
@@ -6,6 +8,12 @@ let
       name = "${flutter.name}-sdk-links";
       paths = [ flutter flutter.sdk ];
 
+      nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+      postBuild = ''
+        wrapProgram "$out/bin/flutter" \
+          --set-default FLUTTER_ROOT "$out"
+      '';
+
       passthru = flutter.passthru // {
         # Update the SDK attribute.
         # This allows any modified SDK files to be included