diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/rubyripper/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/rubyripper/default.nix
index 36f1fc8312f..035bb876482 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/rubyripper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/rubyripper/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     url = "https://rubyripper.googlecode.com/files/rubyripper-${version}.tar.bz2";
     sha256 = "1fwyk3y0f45l2vi3a481qd7drsy82ccqdb8g2flakv58m45q0yl1";
   };
+
+  preConfigure = "patchShebangs .";
+
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-cli" ];
   buildInputs = [ ruby cdparanoia makeWrapper ];
   postInstall = ''