diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 953c25de0e8d..a2fa021a8c2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ let
     postInstall = ''
       mkdir -p $out
       mv $out/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa/*/server/bin $out
-      rm -rf $out/share/emacs/site-lisp/*/server
+      rm -rf $out/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa/*/server
     '';
     preCheck = ''
       cd source/server