diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index ad5a91f9340..4983c819216 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ in
       gmp = super.gmp.override { stdenv = self.stdenv; };
 
       # coreutils gets rebuilt both here and also in the final stage; we rename this one to avoid confusion
-      coreutils = super.coreutils.overrideAttrs (a: a // { name = "coreutils-stage4"; });
+      coreutils = super.coreutils.overrideAttrs (_: { pname = "coreutils-stage4"; });
 
       gcc = lib.makeOverridable (import ../../build-support/cc-wrapper) {
         nativeTools = false;