diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/auto-patchelf.sh b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/auto-patchelf.sh
index df2cbb4e9a2..55481200b8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/auto-patchelf.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/auto-patchelf.sh
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ autoPatchelfFile() {
             echo "found: $foundDependency" >&2
         else
             echo "not found!" >&2
-            autoPatchelfFailedDeps["$dep"]=""
+            autoPatchelfFailedDeps["$dep"]="$toPatch"
         fi
     done