diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
index 744f37b8b8c..d4c4582ffb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./busybox-in-store.patch
   ];
 
+  postPatch = "patchShebangs .";
+
   configurePhase = ''
     export KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP=1
     make ${if enableMinimal then "allnoconfig" else "defconfig"}