diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
index ecbfbb7da0b..b3914a4438b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hunspell/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ ncurses readline ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs tests
+  '';
+
   autoreconfFlags = "-vfi";
 
   configureFlags = [ "--with-ui" "--with-readline" ];