diff --git a/srcpkgs/pinentry-gtk/template b/srcpkgs/pinentry-gtk/template
index 00c69108beb..4cb8b13da1a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pinentry-gtk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pinentry-gtk/template
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ build_options="libsecret"
 build_options_default="libsecret"
 desc_option_libsecret="Enable support for saving passwords via libsecret"
 
+post_patch() {
+	# else it tries to use the target libexecdir
+	vsed -i -e 's:qt6libexecdir=.*:qt6libexecdir=/usr/lib/qt6/libexec:' configure
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/pinentry
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info