diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/graphicsmagick/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/graphicsmagick/default.nix
index fe387ddc273b..4c83802d7ad8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/graphicsmagick/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/graphicsmagick/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Remove CFLAGS from the binaries to avoid closure bloat.
   # In the past we have had -dev packages in the closure of the binaries soley due to the string references.
   postConfigure = ''
-    nuke-refs ./magick/magick_config.h
+    nuke-refs -e $out ./magick/magick_config.h
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''