diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/de/debsigs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/de/debsigs/package.nix
index ce9cba98f6d0..ec3bc52be75d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/de/debsigs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/de/debsigs/package.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  binutils,
   lib,
   perlPackages,
   fetchFromGitLab,
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ perlPackages.buildPerlPackage rec {
 
   sourceRoot = "${src.name}/perl";
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace arf.pm \
+      --replace-fail /usr/bin/ar ${binutils.bintools}/bin/ar
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Manipulate the cryptographic signatures stored inside a .deb file";
     mainProgram = "debsigs";