diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysvinit/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysvinit/default.nix
index 71697bb825db..cfe51c387626 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysvinit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysvinit/default.nix
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "8a2d8f1ed5a2909da04132fefa44905e";
   };
   #srcPatch = ./patch;
-  patches = [./patch];
+  patches = [./patch ./sysvinit-2.85-exec.patch];
 }