diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/pptp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/pptp/default.nix
index adb22a8d9c66..88f1a86a2edc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/pptp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/pptp/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, ppp }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, ppp, iproute }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "pptp-1.7.2";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patchPhase =
     ''
       sed -e 's/install -o root/install/' -i Makefile
+      sed -e 's,/bin/ip,${iproute}/sbin/ip,' -i routing.c
     '';
   preConfigure =
     ''