diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-discord/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-discord/default.nix
index bed5b17a5ce..73e7b74e77f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-discord/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee-discord/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preConfigure = ''
     export BITLBEE_PLUGINDIR=$out/lib/bitlbee
+    export BITLBEE_DATADIR=$out/share/bitlbee
     ./autogen.sh
   '';