diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
index e84ee7ee16b..50af18ca1fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ buildRustPackage rec {
   buildInputs = [
     cmake
     makeWrapper
-    xclip
     pkgconfig
   ] ++ rpathLibs;
 
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace copypasta/src/x11.rs \
+      --replace Command::new\(\"xclip\"\) Command::new\(\"${xclip}/bin/xclip\"\)
+  '';
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     for f in $(find target/release -maxdepth 1 -type f); do