diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/aws-iam-authenticator/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/aws-iam-authenticator/default.nix
index 524c31126eb..a411db8ca07 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/aws-iam-authenticator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/aws-iam-authenticator/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorSha256 = null;
 
-  buildFlagsArray = [ "-ldflags=-s -w -X pkg.Version=v${version}" ];
+  buildFlagsArray = [ "-ldflags=-s -w -X main.version=v${version}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator";