diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/zexy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/zexy/default.nix
index 68996e9e6e4..7cd244c9ea4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/zexy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/pd-plugins/zexy/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     for i in ${puredata}/include/pd/*; do
       ln -s $i .
     done
-    patchShebangs
     ./bootstrap.sh
     ./configure --enable-lpt=no --prefix=$out
   '';