diff --git a/pkgs/test/stdenv/patch-shebangs.nix b/pkgs/test/stdenv/patch-shebangs.nix
index 33d84dab9875..86dcdec451fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/stdenv/patch-shebangs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/stdenv/patch-shebangs.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ let
   earlyBash =
     stdenv.__bootPackages.stdenv.__bootPackages.bashNonInteractive or pkgs.bashNonInteractive;
   earlyCoreutils = stdenv.__bootPackages.stdenv.__bootPackages.coreutils or pkgs.coreutils;
+  earlyDiffutils = stdenv.__bootPackages.stdenv.__bootPackages.diffutils or pkgs.diffutils;
+  earlyFindutils = stdenv.__bootPackages.stdenv.__bootPackages.findutils or pkgs.findutils;
+  earlySed = stdenv.__bootPackages.stdenv.__bootPackages.gnused or pkgs.gnused;
 
   tests = {
     bad-shebang = stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -216,6 +219,9 @@ let
         builder = "${earlyBash}/bin/bash";
         initialPath = [
           earlyCoreutils
+          earlyDiffutils
+          earlyFindutils
+          earlySed
         ];
         strictDeps = false;
         args = [