diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/connman/connman.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/connman/connman.nix
index d8380340caea..c6792ecfd3b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/connman/connman.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/connman/connman.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [
     # directories flags
-    "--sysconfdir=${placeholder "out"}/etc"
+    "--sysconfdir=/etc"
     "--localstatedir=/var"
     "--with-dbusconfdir=${placeholder "out"}/share"
     "--with-dbusdatadir=${placeholder "out"}/share"