diff --git a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/Cheerios/default.nix b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/Cheerios/default.nix
index d7763d87c9e6..5c79969c756c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/Cheerios/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/Cheerios/default.nix
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ with lib; mkCoqDerivation {
   release."20200201".sha256 = "1h55s6lk47bk0lv5ralh81z55h799jbl9mhizmqwqzy57y8wqgs1";
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ StructTact ];
-  preConfigure = "patchShebangs ./configure";
+  preConfigure = ''
+    if [ -f ./configure ]; then
+      patchShebangs ./configure
+    fi
+  '';
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/InfSeqExt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/InfSeqExt/default.nix
index 1f11ae8e84a2..7f21386c86f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/InfSeqExt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/InfSeqExt/default.nix
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@ mkCoqDerivation {
   defaultVersion = if lib.versions.isGe "8.5" coq.version then "20200131" else null;
   release."20200131".rev    = "203d4c20211d6b17741f1fdca46dbc091f5e961a";
   release."20200131".sha256 = "0xylkdmb2dqnnqinf3pigz4mf4zmczcbpjnn59g5g76m7f2cqxl0";
-  preConfigure = "patchShebangs ./configure";
+  preConfigure = ''
+    if [ -f ./configure ]; then
+      patchShebangs ./configure
+    fi
+  '';
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/StructTact/default.nix b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/StructTact/default.nix
index 6618e75bab80..3fb8a42cfb56 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/StructTact/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/StructTact/default.nix
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ with lib; mkCoqDerivation {
   release."20210328".sha256 = "sha256:1y5r1zm3hli10ah6lnj7n8hxad6rb6rgldd0g7m2fjibzvwqzhdg";
   release."20181102".rev =    "82a85b7ec07e71fa6b30cfc05f6a7bfb09ef2510";
   release."20181102".sha256 = "08zry20flgj7qq37xk32kzmg4fg6d4wi9m7pf9aph8fd3j2a0b5v";
-  preConfigure = "patchShebangs ./configure";
+  preConfigure = ''
+    if [ -f ./configure ]; then
+      patchShebangs ./configure
+    fi
+  '';
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/Verdi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/Verdi/default.nix
index 190758855f78..80b964b39042 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/coq-modules/Verdi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/coq-modules/Verdi/default.nix
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ with lib; mkCoqDerivation {
   release."20181102".sha256 = "1vw47c37k5vaa8vbr6ryqy8riagngwcrfmb3rai37yi9xhdqg55z";
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ Cheerios InfSeqExt ssreflect ];
-  preConfigure = "patchShebangs ./configure";
+  preConfigure = ''
+    if [ -f ./configure ]; then
+      patchShebangs ./configure
+    fi
+  '';
 }