diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/dia/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/dia/default.nix
index 1ec9e1d1c0d..126ade61c19 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/dia/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/dia/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mv dia .dia-wrapped
     echo '#! ${stdenv.shell}' >> dia
     echo 'test -f "$HOME/.dia/persistence" || cp ${correctPersistence} "$HOME/.dia/persistence" ' >> dia
-    echo '.dia-wrapped "$@"' >> dia
+    echo "\"$out/bin/"'.dia-wrapped" "$@"' >> dia
     chmod a+x dia
   '';