diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/strongswan/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/strongswan/default.nix
index 9f68e5856ba9..784ebb2bb7f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/strongswan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/strongswan/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, gmp, pkgconfig, python, autoreconfHook
-, curl, trousers, sqlite, iptables, libxml2
+, curl, trousers, sqlite, iptables, libxml2, openresolv
 , enableTNC ? false }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./updown-path.patch
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/libcharon/plugins/resolve/resolve_handler.c --replace "/sbin/resolvconf" "${openresolv}/sbin/resolvconf"
+    '';
+
   configureFlags =
     [ "--enable-swanctl" "--enable-cmd"
       "--enable-farp" "--enable-dhcp"