diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/stdenv-bootstrap-tools.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/stdenv-bootstrap-tools.nix
index 46c463bf4884..2a83899d77cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/stdenv-bootstrap-tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/stdenv-bootstrap-tools.nix
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
       # Copy coreutils, bash, etc.
       cp ${getBin coreutils_}/bin/* $out/bin
-      (cd $out/bin && rm vdir dir sha*sum pinky factor pathchk runcon shuf who whoami shred users)
+      (cd $out/bin && rm vdir dir sha*sum pinky factor pathchk shuf who whoami shred users && rm -f runcon)
 
       cp -d ${getBin bashNonInteractive}/bin/{ba,}sh $out/bin
       cp -d ${getBin diffutils}/bin/* $out/bin
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/stdenv-bootstrap-tools.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/stdenv-bootstrap-tools.nix
index e4f1ae734205..eb052a915ba2 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/stdenv-bootstrap-tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/stdenv-bootstrap-tools.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   + ''
     # Copy coreutils, bash, etc.
     cp -d ${coreutilsMinimal.out}/bin/* $out/bin
-    (cd $out/bin && rm vdir dir sha*sum pinky factor pathchk runcon shuf who whoami shred users)
+    (cd $out/bin && rm vdir dir sha*sum pinky factor pathchk shuf who whoami shred users && rm -f runcon)
 
     cp ${bashNonInteractive.out}/bin/bash $out/bin
     cp ${findutils.out}/bin/find $out/bin