diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
index 9f20a2d0576e4..2a6f958b1a27f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       # As a workaround, strip manually before running patchelf.
       $STRIP -S $out/bin/alacritty
 
-      patchelf --set-rpath "${lib.makeLibraryPath rpathLibs}" $out/bin/alacritty
+      patchelf --add-rpath "${lib.makeLibraryPath rpathLibs}" $out/bin/alacritty
     ''
   ) + ''