diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
index a4a7adeb8b7..6c034e1c2af 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
@@ -118,9 +118,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     logger() { '$out'/bin/logger "$@"; }\
     ' ${debianDispatcherScript} > ${outDispatchPath}
     chmod 555 ${outDispatchPath}
-    PATH=$out/bin patchShebangs ${outDispatchPath}
+    HOST_PATH=$out/bin patchShebangs --host ${outDispatchPath}
   '';
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals (enableStatic && !useMusl && stdenv.cc.libc ? static) [ stdenv.cc.libc stdenv.cc.libc.static ];