diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitolite/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitolite/default.nix
index d0853f33978..5e2fdc087fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitolite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitolite/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postFixup = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/gitolite-shell \
-      --prefix PATH : "${git}/bin"
+      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ git perl ]}
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''