diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/replace/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/replace/default.nix
index 72dbdbf647f..d6d1090652a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/replace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/replace/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     makeFlags = "TREE=\$(out) MANTREE=\$(TREE)/share/man CC=${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc";
   };
 
+  preBuild = ''
+    sed -e "s@/bin/mv@$(type -P mv)@" -i replace.h
+  '';
+
   preInstall = "mkdir -p \$out/share/man";
   postInstall = "mv \$out/bin/replace \$out/bin/replace-literal";