diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/replace-dependency.nix b/pkgs/build-support/replace-dependency.nix
index 15ab50bf3974..01b93c194c39 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/replace-dependency.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/replace-dependency.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ let
             read ref_path
             if [ "$ref_path" != "$path" ]
             then
-                echo "    (builtins.storePath $ref_path)"
+                echo "    (builtins.storePath (/. + \"$ref_path\"))"
             fi
             count=$(($count - 1))
         done