diff --git a/pkgs/ubus/default.nix b/pkgs/ubus/default.nix
index c5c78a1..88ea647 100644
--- a/pkgs/ubus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/ubus/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libubox, json_c, lua5_1 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libubox, json_c, lua5_1, defaultSocketLocation ? "/run/ubus/ubus.sock" }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "ubus";
   version = "unstable-04-09-2024";
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     hash = "sha256-n82Ub0IiuvWbnlDCoN+0hjo/1PbplEbc56kuOYMrHxQ=";
   };
 
+  # We don't use /var/run/ in Liminix by default.
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "/var/run/ubus/ubus.sock" "${defaultSocketLocation}"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
   ];