diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kyotocabinet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kyotocabinet/default.nix
index 11388f25a99..57eaf74d290 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kyotocabinet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kyotocabinet/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace tr1::unordered_set std::unordered_set
 
     substituteInPlace lab/kcdict/Makefile --replace stdc++ c++
-    substituteInPlace configure --replace stdc++ c++
+    substituteInPlace configure \
+        --replace /usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin: "" \
+        --replace /usr/bin:/usr/sbin: "" \
+        --replace /bin:/sbin: "" \
+        --replace stdc++ c++
   '';
 
   patches = [(fetchurl {