diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/open-vm-tools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/open-vm-tools/package.nix
index 5835333ae557..06e87eeeb82c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/open-vm-tools/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/open-vm-tools/package.nix
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
     substituteInPlace udev/99-vmware-scsi-udev.rules \
       --replace-fail "/bin/sh" "${bash}/bin/sh"
+
+    substituteInPlace lib/rpcChannel/glib_stubs.c \
+      --replace-fail "void g_free(void *p) { free(p); }" ""
   '';
 
   configureFlags = [