diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
index 02d5a3073f4..93529fe4ce5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ udev ];
 
+  preConfigure = "patchShebangs ./configure";
+
   configureFlags = [
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"
     "--localstatedir=/var"