diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
index 6bd35bd51eb..a1f45fc7ed1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       --replace xdg-open ${xdg_utils}/bin/xdg-open
   '';
 
-  postBuild = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "make app";
-
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
@@ -100,7 +98,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   '' + (
     if stdenv.isDarwin then ''
       mkdir $out/Applications
-      cp -r $releaseDir/osx/Alacritty.app $out/Applications/Alacritty.app
+      cp -r extra/osx/Alacritty.app $out/Applications
+      ln -s $out/bin $out/Applications/Alacritty.app/Contents/MacOS
     '' else ''
       install -D extra/linux/Alacritty.desktop -t $out/share/applications/
       install -D extra/logo/compat/alacritty-term.svg $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/Alacritty.svg