diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
index d6485e00b98..3e3c0073200 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source $stdenv/setup
 
 sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
-    -e "s^@sshd\@\^$sshd^g" \
-    -e "s^@initscripts\@\^$initscripts^g" \
-    < $script > control
+    -e "s^@sshd\@^$ssh^g" \
+    -e "s^@initscripts\@^$initscripts^g" \
+    < $script > $out/control
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/default.nix
index 0a7b0222b04..2ad10b08d26 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "ssh-script-0.0.1";
   server = "ssh";
   builder = ./builder.sh ;
-  inherit ssh initscripts;
+  inherit bash ssh initscripts;
   script = [./sshd];
 }