diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
index 67c1ddf175f..04e084dfc3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/default.nix
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ in
         cp $out/lib/vscode/resources/app/resources/linux/code.png $out/share/pixmaps/code.png
 
         # Override the previously determined VSCODE_PATH with the one we know to be correct
-        sed -i "/ELECTRON=/iVSCODE_PATH='$out/lib/vscode'" $out/bin/code
-        grep -q "VSCODE_PATH='$out/lib/vscode'" $out/bin/code # check if sed succeeded
+        sed -i "/ELECTRON=/iVSCODE_PATH='$out/lib/vscode'" $out/bin/${executableName}
+        grep -q "VSCODE_PATH='$out/lib/vscode'" $out/bin/${executableName} # check if sed succeeded
       '';
 
     preFixup = lib.optionalString (system == "i686-linux" || system == "x86_64-linux") ''