diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/logstash/6.x.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/logstash/6.x.nix
index 15f27611654..50e5beaa8b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/logstash/6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/logstash/6.x.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mkdir -p $out
     cp -r {Gemfile*,modules,vendor,lib,bin,config,data,logstash-core,logstash-core-plugin-api} $out
 
+    patchShebangs $out/bin/logstash
+    patchShebangs $out/bin/logstash-plugin
+
     wrapProgram $out/bin/logstash \
        --set JAVA_HOME "${jre}"