diff --git a/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
index aaeb810eca0b..27b4a5123462 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/shairport-sync/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-alsa" "--with-pipe" "--with-pa" "--with-stdout"
     "--with-avahi" "--with-ssl=openssl" "--with-soxr"
     "--without-configfiles"
+    "--sysconfdir=/etc"
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {