diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/dbus-factory/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/dbus-factory/default.nix
index 3c99c40ee80..ee0c81d7d39 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/dbus-factory/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/dbus-factory/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     go-dbus-generator
   ];
 
-  makeFlags = [ "GOPATH=$(out)/share/go" ];
+  makeFlags = [ "GOPATH=${placeholder ''out''}/share/go" ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i -e 's:/share/gocode:/share/go:' Makefile