diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/go-dbus-generator/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/go-dbus-generator/default.nix
index 1e3da129a61..92cf3960c73 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/deepin/go-dbus-generator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/deepin/go-dbus-generator/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   makeFlags = [
-    "PREFIX=$(out)"
+    "PREFIX=${placeholder ''out''}"
     "GOCACHE=$(TMPDIR)/go-cache"
   ];