diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
index bf1faccb7023..3ce2031a5e29 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./busybox-in-store.patch
   ];
 
+  postPatch = "patchShebangs .";
+
   configurePhase = ''
     export KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP=1
     make ${if enableMinimal then "allnoconfig" else "defconfig"}