diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/golangci-lint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/golangci-lint/default.nix
index 4e7711926eac..3512c1bf087c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/golangci-lint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/golangci-lint/default.nix
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    buildFlagsArray+=("-ldflags=-s -w -X main.version=${version} -X main.commit=v${version} -X main.date=19700101-00:00:00")
-  '';
+  ldflags = [
+    "-s" "-w" "-X main.version=${version}" "-X main.commit=v${version}" "-X main.date=19700101-00:00:00"
+  ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     for shell in bash zsh; do