diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/default.nix
index 5515bf288e83..45311ee0e3cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl}:
+args: with args;
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "cmake-2.4.7";
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
@@ -8,15 +8,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0mkx23s7zq48hzzzw3vbzsfzfz3rjsiwgf3i00xawcxrjjrgxm9g";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [replace];
 
-  preConfigure="find Modules -type f -name '*.cmake' |
-  xargs sed -e 's@/usr@/FOO@g' -e 's@ /\\(bin\\|sbin\\|lib\\)@ /FOO@g' -i";
+  postUnpack = "source \${setupHook}; fixCmakeFiles \${sourceRoot}";
 
-  postInstall="find \$out/share -type f -name '*.cmake' |
-  xargs sed -e 's@/usr@/FOO@g' -e 's@ /\\(bin\\|sbin\\|lib\\)@ /FOO@g' -i;
-  ensureDir \$out/nix-support;
-  cp -p $setupHook \$out/nix-support/setup-hook";
+  postInstall="fixCmakeFiles \$out/share";
 
   meta = {
     description = "Cross-Platform Makefile Generator";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/setup-hook.sh
index 8765599d67d7..6ad5349a6a78 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/setup-hook.sh
@@ -12,17 +12,13 @@ addCMakeParamsLibs()
 	fi
 }
 
-fixCmake()
-{
-	echo "fixing Cmake file $i"
-	sed -e 's@/usr@/FOO@g' -e 's@ /\(bin\|sbin\|lib\)@ /FOO@g' -i $i
-}
-
 fixCmakeFiles()
 {
-	for i in $(find $1 -type f -name "*.cmake"); do
-		fixCmake $i;
-	done;
+	local replaceArgs;
+	echo "Fixing cmake files"
+	replaceArgs="-e -f -L -T /usr /FOO"
+   	replaceArgs="${replaceArgs}	-a NO_DEFAULT_PATH \"\" -a NO_SYSTEM_PATH \"\""
+	find $1 -type f -name "*.cmake" | xargs replace ${replaceArgs}
 }
 
 cmakePostUnpack()
@@ -34,21 +30,19 @@ cmakePostUnpack()
 	if [ -z "$dontFixCmake" ]; then
 		fixCmakeFiles .
 	fi
-}
 
-cmakeTweaks()
-{
-	postUnpack="cmakePostUnpack${postUnpack:+; }${postUnpack}"
-	
 	if [ -z "$configureScript" ]; then
-		dontAddPrefix=1
 		configureScript="cmake .."
+	fi
+	if [ -z "$dontAddPrefix" ]; then
+		dontAddPrefix=1
 		configureFlags="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$out $configureFlags"
 	fi
 }
 
+
 if [ -z "$noCmakeTewaks" ]; then
-	cmakeTweaks
+	postUnpack="cmakePostUnpack${postUnpack:+; }${postUnpack}"
 fi;
 
 envHooks=(${envHooks[@]} addCMakeParamsInclude addCMakeParamsLibs)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index afaf86b764ce..42c7ac59dcc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ rec {
   };
 
   cmake = import ../development/tools/build-managers/cmake {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv replace;
   };
 
   elfutils = import ../development/tools/misc/elfutils {