diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
index 7aee342f4a3..cd83ede9df4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   preConfigure = ''
-    substituteInPlace configure --replace /usr/bin /no-such-path
+    sed -e 's|/usr/bin|/no-such-path|g' -i.bak configure
   '';
 
   meta = {