diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.16.11.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.16.11.nix
index 5e275a1f2b3..4e9b4cbf0ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.16.11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.16.11.nix
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication {
     # Needs a lot of patching but might save someone a bit of confusion:
     substituteInPlace $out/etc/udev/rules.d/56-hpmud.rules \
       --replace {,${bash}}/bin/sh \
-      --replace {/usr,${coreutils}}/bin/nohup \
+      --replace /usr/bin/nohup "" \
       --replace {,${utillinux}/bin/}logger \
       --replace {/usr,$out}/bin
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.18.5.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.18.5.nix
index 9c9694edbd4..7da6b2db930 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.18.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.18.5.nix
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication {
     # Needs a lot of patching but might save someone a bit of confusion:
     substituteInPlace $out/etc/udev/rules.d/56-hpmud.rules \
       --replace {,${bash}}/bin/sh \
-      --replace {/usr,${coreutils}}/bin/nohup \
+      --replace /usr/bin/nohup "" \
       --replace {,${utillinux}/bin/}logger \
       --replace {/usr,$out}/bin
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
index eced20902c6..6c02fa52124 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication {
     # Needs a lot of patching but might save someone a bit of confusion:
     substituteInPlace $out/etc/udev/rules.d/56-hpmud.rules \
       --replace {,${bash}}/bin/sh \
-      --replace {/usr,${coreutils}}/bin/nohup \
+      --replace /usr/bin/nohup "" \
       --replace {,${utillinux}/bin/}logger \
       --replace {/usr,$out}/bin
   '';