diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index 46bbc72fb3b..a62668a2091 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ++ (if perlSupport then ["PERL_PATH=${perlPackages.perl}/bin/perl"] else ["NO_PERL=1"])
   ++ (if pythonSupport then ["PYTHON_PATH=${python}/bin/python"] else ["NO_PYTHON=1"])
   ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isSunOS ["INSTALL=install" "NO_INET_NTOP=" "NO_INET_PTON="]
-  ++ (if stdenv.isDarwin then ["NO_APPLE_COMMON_CRYPTO=1"] else ["sysconfdir=/etc/"])
+  ++ (if stdenv.isDarwin then ["NO_APPLE_COMMON_CRYPTO=1"] else ["sysconfdir=/etc"])
   ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl ["NO_SYS_POLL_H=1" "NO_GETTEXT=YesPlease"]
   ++ stdenv.lib.optional withpcre2 "USE_LIBPCRE2=1";