diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/django_4_set_geos_gdal_lib.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/django_4_set_geos_gdal_lib.patch
index da73a93e8f22..b3da31f1e109 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/django_4_set_geos_gdal_lib.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django/django_4_set_geos_gdal_lib.patch
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ index 05b5732..91fafee 100644
      lib_path = settings.GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH
  except (AttributeError, ImportError, ImproperlyConfigured, OSError):
 -    lib_path = None
-+    lib_path = ""@gdal@/lib/libgdal@extension@"
++    lib_path = "@gdal@/lib/libgdal@extension@"
  
  if lib_path:
      lib_names = None