diff --git a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
index 9ac761601270..6c002851db6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ let
     version ? null
   , src ? null
   , filesToInstall
+  , pythonScriptsToInstall ? { }
   , installDir ? "$out"
   , defconfig
   , extraConfig ? ""
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ let
     ] ++ extraPatches;
 
     postPatch = ''
+      ${lib.concatMapStrings (script: ''
+        substituteInPlace ${script} \
+        --replace "#!/usr/bin/env python3" "#!${pythonScriptsToInstall.${script}}/bin/python3"
+      '') (builtins.attrNames pythonScriptsToInstall)}
       patchShebangs tools
       patchShebangs arch/arm/mach-rockchip
     '';
@@ -105,12 +110,12 @@ let
       runHook preInstall
 
       mkdir -p ${installDir}
-      cp ${lib.concatStringsSep " " filesToInstall} ${installDir}
+      cp ${lib.concatStringsSep " " (filesToInstall ++ builtins.attrNames pythonScriptsToInstall)} ${installDir}
 
       mkdir -p "$out/nix-support"
       ${lib.concatMapStrings (file: ''
         echo "file binary-dist ${installDir}/${builtins.baseNameOf file}" >> "$out/nix-support/hydra-build-products"
-      '') filesToInstall}
+      '') (filesToInstall ++ builtins.attrNames pythonScriptsToInstall)}
 
       runHook postInstall
     '';
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ let
       license = licenses.gpl2;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ bartsch dezgeg samueldr lopsided98 ];
     } // extraMeta;
-  } // removeAttrs args [ "extraMeta" ]));
+  } // removeAttrs args [ "extraMeta" "pythonScriptsToInstall" ]));
 in {
   inherit buildUBoot;