diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/wolfram-engine/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/wolfram-engine/default.nix
index 8b531b2c885..cf9364ffac1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/wolfram-engine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/wolfram-engine/default.nix
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # Fix the installation script
     patchShebangs MathInstaller
     substituteInPlace MathInstaller \
-      --replace "`hostname`" "" \
+      --replace '`hostname`' "" \
       --replace "chgrp" "# chgrp" \
       --replace "chown" ": # chown"