diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index bc768c6697..07b056adab 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -2621,14 +2621,13 @@ protocol daemons for BGP, IS-IS, LDP, OSPF, PIM, and RIP. ")
                               dbus "/share/dbus-1/system-services")))
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (add-before 'configure 'pre-configure
+         (add-before 'bootstrap 'pre-bootstrap
            (lambda _
-             ;; Test disabled because it need the kernel module
-             ;; pkcs8_key_parser loaded.
              (substitute* "Makefile.am"
-               (("unit\\/test-eapol.*? ") ""))
-             ;; Don't try to 'mkdir /var'.
-             (substitute* "Makefile.in"
+               ;; Test disabled because it needs the kernel module
+               ;; 'pkcs8_key_parser' loaded.
+               (("unit\\/test-eapol.*? ") "")
+               ;; Don't try to 'mkdir /var'.
                (("\\$\\(MKDIR_P\\) -m 700") "true"))
              #t)))))
     (home-page "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git/")