diff --git a/pkgs/games/scummvm/default.nix b/pkgs/games/scummvm/default.nix
index b9b95a5fb4dc..7625061953bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/scummvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/scummvm/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   # They use 'install -s', that calls the native strip instead of the cross
   postConfigure = ''
-    sed -i "s/-c -s/-c -s --strip-program=''${STRIP@Q}" ports.mk
+    sed -i "s/-c -s/-c -s --strip-program=''${STRIP@Q}/" ports.mk
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {