diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
index a4d77715199..78e7249a087 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ in buildRustPackage rec {
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ AppKit CoreGraphics CoreServices CoreText Foundation OpenGL ];
 
   outputs = [ "out" "terminfo" ];
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace alacritty/src/config/mouse.rs \
+      --replace xdg-open ${xdg_utils}/bin/xdg-open
+  '';
 
   postBuild = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "make app";