diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/atool/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/atool/default.nix
index 1db7a7a42eb..7e2934a8f88 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/atool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/atool/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, perl}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, perl, bash}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "atool-0.39.0";
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ perl ];
+  configureScript = "${bash}/bin/bash configure";
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.nongnu.org/atool;