diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/xvfb-run/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/xvfb-run/default.nix
index 8bcbf4951d1..80135f4ab44 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/xvfb-run/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/xvfb-run/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     cp ${xvfb_run} $out/bin/xvfb-run
 
     chmod a+x $out/bin/xvfb-run
+    patchShebangs $out/bin/xvfb-run
     wrapProgram $out/bin/xvfb-run \
       --set FONTCONFIG_FILE "${fontsConf}" \
       --prefix PATH : ${stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ getopt xorgserver xauth which utillinux gawk coreutils ]}