diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/super/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/super/default.nix
index abfdf8eedca..01e5dd4b20b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/super/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/super/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0k476f83w7f45y9jpyxwr00ikv1vhjiq0c26fgjch9hnv18icvwy";
   };
 
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile.in \
+      --replace "-o root" "" \
+      --replace 04755 755
+  '';
+
   patches = [
    (fetchpatch { url = http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/users/robert/super.git/plain/debian/patches/14-Fix-unchecked-setuid-call.patch;
                  sha256 = "08m9hw4kyfjv0kqns1cqha4v5hkgp4s4z0q1rgif1fnk14xh7wqh";