diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/xe-guest-utilities/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/xe-guest-utilities/default.nix
index 3c2b170be2d9..e78b36c9f84f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/xe-guest-utilities/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/xe-guest-utilities/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildGoModule
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, runtimeShell
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorHash = "sha256-zhpDvo8iujE426/gxJY+Pqfv99vLNKHqyMQbbXIKodY=";
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace mk/xen-vcpu-hotplug.rules \
+      --replace "/bin/sh" "${runtimeShell}"
+  '';
+
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild