diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
index 130ee95baceb0..f876f89f272cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchgit, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, coreutils, readline, python3Packages }:
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, coreutils, readline, python3Packages, systemd }:
 
 let
   ell = fetchgit {
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     readline
     python3Packages.python
+    systemd
   ];
 
   pythonPath = [
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [
-    "--with-dbus-datadir=$(out)/etc/"
-    "--with-dbus-busdir=$(out)/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/"
-    "--with-systemd-unitdir=$(out)/lib/systemd/system/"
+    "--with-dbus-datadir=${placeholder "out"}/etc/"
+    "--with-dbus-busdir=${placeholder "out"}/share/dbus-1/system-services/"
+    "--with-systemd-unitdir=${placeholder "out"}/lib/systemd/system/"
     "--localstatedir=/var/"
     "--enable-wired"
   ];
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   postFixup = ''
-    substituteInPlace $out/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/net.connman.ead.service \
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/dbus-1/system-services/net.connman.ead.service \
                       --replace /bin/false ${coreutils}/bin/false
-    substituteInPlace $out/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/net.connman.iwd.service \
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/dbus-1/system-services/net.connman.iwd.service \
                       --replace /bin/false ${coreutils}/bin/false
   '';