diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scala-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scala-cli/default.nix
index a9ec8b88df07..92ea26b83375 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scala-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/scala-cli/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '' + ''
     # hack to ensure the completion function looks right
     # as $0 is used to generate the compdef directive
-    PATH="$out/bin:$PATH"
+    mkdir temp
+    cp $out/bin/.scala-cli-wrapped temp/scala-cli
+    PATH="./temp:$PATH"
 
     installShellCompletion --cmd scala-cli \
       --bash <(scala-cli completions bash) \