diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/autorandr/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/autorandr/default.nix
index 03827d75905..b2bbb161f28 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/autorandr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/autorandr/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ in
           SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR=/lib/systemd/system \
           UDEV_RULES_DIR=/etc/udev/rules.d
         substituteInPlace $out/etc/udev/rules.d/40-monitor-hotplug.rules \
-          --replace /bin/systemctl "${systemd}/bin/systemctl"
+          --replace /bin/systemctl "/run/current-system/systemd/bin/systemctl"
       '' else ''
         make install TARGETS='pmutils' DESTDIR=$out \
           PM_SLEEPHOOKS_DIR=/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d