diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ob/obsidian/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ob/obsidian/package.nix
index 155cec03b9e6..33169fc7ba8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ob/obsidian/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ob/obsidian/package.nix
@@ -140,15 +140,14 @@ let
       appname
       meta
       ;
-    sourceRoot = "${appname}.app";
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       makeWrapper
       _7zz
     ];
     installPhase = ''
       runHook preInstall
-      mkdir -p $out/{Applications/${appname}.app,bin}
-      cp -R . $out/Applications/${appname}.app
+      mkdir -p $out/{Applications,bin}
+      cp -R ${appname}.app $out/Applications
       makeWrapper $out/Applications/${appname}.app/Contents/MacOS/${appname} $out/bin/obsidian
       makeWrapper $out/Applications/${appname}.app/Contents/MacOS/obsidian-cli $out/bin/obsidian-cli
       runHook postInstall