diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
index e77a4e1414e..fae83a95f3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ let self = stdenv.mkDerivation {
   doCheck = false;
 
   installFlags = [
-    "sysconfdir=\${out}/etc"
+    "sysconfdir=\${drivers}/etc"
     "localstatedir=\${TMPDIR}"
     "vendorjsondir=\${out}/share/glvnd/egl_vendor.d"
   ];