diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/am/amazon-ssm-agent/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/am/amazon-ssm-agent/package.nix
index 694ff3666f78..b36dd4346b90 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/am/amazon-ssm-agent/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/am/amazon-ssm-agent/package.nix
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     printf "#!/bin/sh\ntrue" > ./Tools/src/checkstyle.sh
 
     substituteInPlace agent/platform/platform_unix.go \
-      --replace "/usr/bin/uname" "${coreutils}/bin/uname" \
-      --replace '"/bin", "hostname"' '"${nettools}/bin/hostname"' \
-      --replace '"lsb_release"' '"${fake-lsb-release}/bin/lsb_release"'
+      --replace-fail "/usr/bin/uname" "${coreutils}/bin/uname" \
+      --replace-fail '"/bin", "hostname"' '"${nettools}/bin/hostname"' \
+      --replace-fail '"lsb_release"' '"${fake-lsb-release}/bin/lsb_release"'
 
     substituteInPlace agent/session/shell/shell_unix.go \
-      --replace '"script"' '"${util-linux}/bin/script"'
+      --replace-fail '"script"' '"${util-linux}/bin/script"'
 
     substituteInPlace agent/rebooter/rebooter_unix.go \
-      --replace "/sbin/shutdown" "shutdown"
+      --replace-fail "/sbin/shutdown" "shutdown"
 
     echo "${version}" > VERSION
   '' + lib.optionalString overrideEtc ''
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
       --replace '"/etc/amazon/ssm/"' '"${placeholder "out"}/etc/amazon/ssm/"'
   '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     substituteInPlace agent/managedInstances/fingerprint/hardwareInfo_unix.go \
-      --replace /usr/sbin/dmidecode ${dmidecode}/bin/dmidecode
+      --replace-fail /usr/sbin/dmidecode ${dmidecode}/bin/dmidecode
   '';
 
   preBuild = ''