diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/babashka.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/babashka.nix
index 145391229ed9..850a5f3d772e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/babashka.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/babashka.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
           "-J-Dclojure.spec.skip-macros=true"
           "-J-Dclojure.compiler.direct-linking=true"
           "-H:IncludeResources=BABASHKA_VERSION"
+          "-H:IncludeResources=META-INF/babashka/.*"
           "-H:IncludeResources=SCI_VERSION"
           "-H:ReflectionConfigurationFiles=${reflectionJson}"
           "--initialize-at-build-time"