diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/maxminddb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/maxminddb/default.nix
index 852a86a7b178..141d3126836b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/maxminddb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/maxminddb/default.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ buildPecl {
     sha256 = "sha256-Dw1+pYJmZ3U2+rgSOEkx4a6HB8FebSr7YZodOjSipjI=";
   };
 
+  prePatch = ''
+    cd ext
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = [ libmaxminddb ];
-  sourceRoot = "source/ext";
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "C extension that is a drop-in replacement for MaxMind\\Db\\Reader";