diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.16.11.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.16.11.nix
index f538066e75ce..37f2361b45e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.16.11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/3.16.11.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication {
     pyqt4
   ];
 
-  makeWrapperArgs = [ ''--prefix PATH : "${nettools}/bin"'' ];
+  makeWrapperArgs = [ "--prefix" "PATH" ":" "${nettools}/bin" ];
 
   prePatch = ''
     # HPLIP hardcodes absolute paths everywhere. Nuke from orbit.
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
index 66ed1d44adc7..9897345b88a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication {
     pyqt5
   ];
 
-  makeWrapperArgs = [ ''--prefix PATH : "${nettools}/bin"'' ];
+  makeWrapperArgs = [ "--prefix" "PATH" ":" "${nettools}/bin" ];
 
   prePatch = ''
     # HPLIP hardcodes absolute paths everywhere. Nuke from orbit.