diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mtr/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mtr/default.nix
index 666bb4942a9f..03a0c99c4213 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/mtr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mtr/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "17zi99n8bdqrwrnbfyjn327jz4gxx287wrq3vk459c933p34ff8r";
   };
 
+  preConfigure = "substituteInPlace Makefile.in --replace ' install-exec-hook' ''";
+
   configureFlags = optionalString (!withGtk) "--without-gtk";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig ];