diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jitsi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jitsi/default.nix
index decd7b6f3926..f8a637ca4fe7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jitsi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jitsi/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mkdir $out/bin
     cp resources/install/generic/run.sh $out/bin/jitsi
     chmod +x $out/bin/jitsi
-    sed -i 's| java | ${jdk}/bin/java |' $out/bin/jitsi
+    substituteInPlace $out/bin/jitsi --replace '@JAVA@' '${jdk}/bin/java'
     patchShebangs $out
 
     libPath="$libPath:${jdk.jre.home}/lib/${jdk.architecture}"
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jitsi/jitsi.patch b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jitsi/jitsi.patch
index 9163cecd175b..942b3cd0cbe6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jitsi/jitsi.patch
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/jitsi/jitsi.patch
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
  
  export PATH=$PATH:native
 -java $CLIENTARGS -classpath "lib/felix.jar:sc-bundles/sc-launcher.jar:sc-bundles/util.jar:lib/" -Djava.library.path=native -Dfelix.config.properties=file:./lib/felix.client.run.properties -Djava.util.logging.config.file=lib/logging.properties net.java.sip.communicator.launcher.SIPCommunicator
-+exec java $CLIENTARGS -classpath "lib/felix.jar:sc-bundles/sc-launcher.jar:sc-bundles/util.jar:lib/" -Djava.library.path=$NATIVELIBS -Dfelix.config.properties=file:lib/felix.client.run.properties -Djava.util.logging.config.file=lib/logging.properties net.java.sip.communicator.launcher.SIPCommunicator
++exec @JAVA@ $CLIENTARGS -classpath "lib/felix.jar:sc-bundles/sc-launcher.jar:sc-bundles/util.jar:lib/" -Djava.library.path=$NATIVELIBS -Dfelix.config.properties=file:lib/felix.client.run.properties -Djava.util.logging.config.file=lib/logging.properties net.java.sip.communicator.launcher.SIPCommunicator