diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/bubblewrap-paths.patch b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/bubblewrap-paths.patch
index ee9b012b6e4..59191bddd9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/bubblewrap-paths.patch
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/bubblewrap-paths.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 -	    "--ro-bind", "/usr", "/usr",
 -	    "--ro-bind", "/lib", "/lib",
 -	    "--ro-bind", "/lib64", "/lib64",
-+	    "@BUBBLEWRAP_BIN@",
++	    "@bubblewrap_bin@",
 +      "--ro-bind", "/nix/store", "/nix/store",
  	    "--proc", "/proc",
  	    "--dev", "/dev",
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
index f5973d3800b..b283454b5c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-desktop/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./bubblewrap-paths.patch;
-      BUBBLEWRAP_BIN = "${bubblewrap}/bin/bwrap";
+      bubblewrap_bin = "${bubblewrap}/bin/bwrap";
     })
   ];