diff --git a/pkgs/games/neverball/default.nix b/pkgs/games/neverball/default.nix
index 98787019301..f1a8f808e8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/neverball/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/neverball/default.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   dontPatchElf = true;
 
   patchPhase = ''
-    sed -i -e 's@\./data@'$out/data@ share/base_config.h
-    sed -i -e 's@\./locale@'$out/locale@ share/base_config.h
+    sed -i -e 's@\./data@'$out/data@ share/base_config.h Makefile
+    sed -i -e 's@\./locale@'$out/locale@ share/base_config.h Makefile
     sed -i -e 's@-lvorbisfile@-lvorbisfile -lX11 -lgcc_s@' Makefile
   '';