diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 35e9e3828d9..bd0d1b92857 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ assert selinuxSupport -> libselinux != null && libsepol != null;
 with { inherit (stdenv.lib) optional optionals optionalString optionalAttrs; };
 
 let
-  self = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  self = rec {
     name = "coreutils-8.24";
 
     src = fetchurl {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ let
     };
   };
 in
-  self
+  stdenv.mkDerivation (self
   // stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.system == "armv7l-linux" || stdenv.isSunOS) {
     FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE = 1;
-  }
+  })