diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
index f1a310c3a833..6d65fe99d89a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vesktop/package.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   # electron builds must be writable on darwin
   preBuild = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    cp -r ${electron}/Applications/Electron.app .
+    cp -r ${electron.dist}/Electron.app .
     chmod -R u+w Electron.app
   '';
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     pnpm exec electron-builder \
       --dir \
       -c.asarUnpack="**/*.node" \
-      -c.electronDist=${if stdenv.isDarwin then "." else "${electron}/libexec/electron"} \
+      -c.electronDist=${if stdenv.isDarwin then "." else electron.dist} \
       -c.electronVersion=${electron.version}
 
     runHook postBuild