diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/database/liquibase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/database/liquibase/default.nix
index 57b4a7d7c8e6..275ea3429432 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/database/liquibase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/database/liquibase/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ jre ];
 
+  sourceRoot = ".";
+
   installPhase =
     let addJars = dir: ''
       for jar in ${dir}/*.jar; do