diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
index 46734e3ab072..2c70978a4962 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ let
       # We want to be able to specify where the sandbox is via CHROME_DEVEL_SANDBOX
       substituteInPlace sandbox/linux/suid/client/setuid_sandbox_host.cc \
         --replace \
-          'std::string sandbox_binary(GetSandboxBinaryPath().value());' \
-          'std::string sandbox_binary(GetDevelSandboxPath());'
+          'return sandbox_binary;' \
+          'return base::FilePath(GetDevelSandboxPath());'
 
       sed -i -r \
         -e 's/-f(stack-protector)(-all)?/-fno-\1/' \