diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nb/nb/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nb/nb/package.nix
index cde39aad99bc..7880a96faa4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nb/nb/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nb/nb/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   testers,
   nix-update-script,
   nb,
+  bashInteractive,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
+  buildInputs = [ bashInteractive ];
+
   dontBuild = true;
 
   installPhase = ''