diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/x264/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/x264/default.nix
index 606fd825d161..e6fbb6d5cc58 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/x264/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/x264/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   patchPhase = ''
-    sed -i s,/bin/bash,${stdenv.bash}/bin/bash, configure version.sh
+    sed -i s,/bin/bash,${stdenv.shell}, configure version.sh
   '';
 
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-asm" "--enable-shared" ];