diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
index 33470ea0c00..4bd80c01c93 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       --replace "RUN+=\"/bin/sh" "RUN+=\"${stdenv.shell}"
 
     substituteInPlace $out/lib/libsane.la \
-      --replace "-ljpeg" "-L${libjpeg}/lib -ljpeg"
+      --replace "-ljpeg" "-L${libjpeg.out}/lib -ljpeg"
   '' + stdenv.lib.concatStrings (builtins.map installFirmware compatFirmware);
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {