diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix
index ab8633c4990..ee15786d40c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{ lib
+{ stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , rustPlatform
-, fzf
+, withFzf ? true, fzf
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1zfk9y5f12h2d5zwf2z8c95xwhbhc6ayv971875fbxgz1nd8vqb6";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    fzf
-  ];
+  postPatch = stdenv.lib.optionalString withFzf ''
+    substituteInPlace src/fzf.rs \
+      --replace '"fzf"' '"${fzf}/bin/fzf"'
+  '';
 
   cargoSha256 = "0z0p3cxxazw19bmk3zw7z2q93p00ywsa2cz1jhy78mn5pq1v95rd";
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A fast cd command that learns your habits";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide";
     license = with licenses; [ mit ];