diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/openvpn/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/openvpn/default.nix
index 7da8efcb622..3d89ef6a44b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/openvpn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/openvpn/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "198k5lbw0bnx67hgflzlzncmdnww0wa7fll0kkirmckav93y7kv6";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ iproute lzo openssl];
+  buildInputs = [ iproute lzo openssl ];
+
+  configureFlags = ''
+    --with-ifconfig-path=${nettools}/sbin/ifconfig
+    --with-iproute-path=${iproute}/sbin/ip
+    --with-route-path=${nettools}/sbin/route
+  '';
 
   meta = { 
       description="OpenVPN is a robust and highly flexible tunneling application compatible with many OSes.";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b0afd0e04e5..9828e6fecc1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ let
   };
 
   openvpn = import ../tools/networking/openvpn {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv iproute lzo openssl;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv iproute lzo openssl nettools;
   };
 
   p7zip = import ../tools/archivers/p7zip {