diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/google-authenticator/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/google-authenticator/default.nix
index 41bdd5d12ac3..4e04c16d70bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/google-authenticator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/google-authenticator/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ pam ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
-    sed -i "s|libqrencode.so.3|${qrencode}/lib/libqrencode.so.3|" src/google-authenticator.c
+    sed -i "s|libqrencode.so.4|${qrencode}/lib/libqrencode.so.4|" src/google-authenticator.c
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''