diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/kaleido/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/kaleido/default.nix
index ef889a0aa7152..bfe516b8f8869 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/kaleido/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/kaleido/default.nix
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     # Replace bundled font configuration with nixpkgs-packaged font configuration
     rm -rf $out/${python.sitePackages}/kaleido/executable/etc/fonts
     mkdir -p $out/${python.sitePackages}/kaleido/executable/etc/fonts/conf.d
-    ln -s ${fontconfig}/etc/fonts/fonts.conf $out/${python.sitePackages}/kaleido/executable/etc/fonts/
-    ls -s ${fontconfig}/etc/fonts/conf.d/* $out/${python.sitePackages}/kaleido/executable/etc/fonts/conf.d/
+    ln -s ${fontconfig.out}/etc/fonts/fonts.conf $out/${python.sitePackages}/kaleido/executable/etc/fonts/
+    ls -s ${fontconfig.out}/etc/fonts/conf.d/* $out/${python.sitePackages}/kaleido/executable/etc/fonts/conf.d/
     ln -s ${sbclPackages.cl-dejavu}/dejavu-fonts-ttf-2.37/fontconfig/* $out/${python.sitePackages}/kaleido/executable/etc/fonts/conf.d/
 
     # Replace bundled fonts with nixpkgs-packaged fonts