diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
index 98a67a75f0b..c8566bfc07a 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
     ./hplip-3.20.11-nixos-cups-ppd-search-path.patch
   ];
 
-  prePatch = ''
+  postPatch = ''
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/44230
+    substituteInPlace createPPD.sh \
+      --replace ppdc "${cups}/bin/ppdc" \
+      --replace "gzip -c" "gzip -cn"
+
     # HPLIP hardcodes absolute paths everywhere. Nuke from orbit.
     find . -type f -exec sed -i \
       -e s,/etc/hp,$out/etc/hp,g \
@@ -149,6 +154,12 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
     export CUPS_DATADIR="${cups}/share/cups"
   '';
 
+  postConfigure = ''
+    # don't save timestamp, in order to improve reproducibility
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace "GZIP_ENV = --best" "GZIP_ENV = --best -n"
+  '';
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   #