diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtbase-setup-hook-darwin.sh b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtbase-setup-hook-darwin.sh
index ce1dada0c479..3f6a00dc1a1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtbase-setup-hook-darwin.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/qtbase-setup-hook-darwin.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ qtQmlPrefix=@qtQmlPrefix@
 qtDocPrefix=@qtDocPrefix@
 
 _qtRmCMakeLink() {
-    find "${!outputLib}" -name "*.cmake" -type l | xargs rm
+    find "${!outputLib}" -name "*.cmake" -type l -delete
 }
 
 postInstallHooks+=(_qtRmCMakeLink)