diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
index 51ed38836f30..a72efc61e2fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-keyring/default.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   configureFlags = [
-    "--with-pkcs11-config=$$out/etc/pkcs11/" # installation directories
-    "--with-pkcs11-modules=$$out/lib/pkcs11/"
+    "--with-pkcs11-config=${placeholder ''out''}/etc/pkcs11/" # installation directories
+    "--with-pkcs11-modules=${placeholder ''out''}/lib/pkcs11/"
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''