diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtins/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtins/default.nix
index 7279dc9ddfa2..d1a99fb88ab4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtins/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     rm -rf googletest
-    cp -r ${gtest.src}/googletest googletest
+    cp -r ${gtest.src} googletest
     chmod -R a+w googletest
   '';