diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
index a334c28d1ef8fa..c0805ac9c1f6d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@ in
       in
       ''
         substituteInPlace lua/sqlite/defs.lua \
-          --replace "path = vim.g.sqlite_clib_path" "path = vim.g.sqlite_clib_path or ${lib.escapeShellArg libsqlite}"
+          --replace "path = vim.g.sqlite_clib_path" "path = vim.g.sqlite_clib_path or '${libsqlite}'"
       '';
 
     passthru = oa.passthru // {