diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/icinga2/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/icinga2/default.nix
index b85cccf18386..f1ba40574837 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/icinga2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/icinga2/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     # Get rid of sbin
     sed -i 's/sbin/bin/g' $out/lib/icinga2/safe-reload
-    sed -i 's/sbin/bin/g' $out/bin/icinga2
+    sed -i "2s:.*:ICINGA2_BIN=$out/bin/icinga2:" $out/bin/icinga2
     rm $out/sbin
 
     ${lib.optionalString withMysql ''