diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/pre-commit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/pre-commit/default.nix
index 4c455d6fb2d7..7fef96dae312 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/pre-commit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/pre-commit/default.nix
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_install_existing_hooks_no_overwrite"
     "test_installed_from_venv"
     "test_uninstall_restores_legacy_hooks"
+
+    # Expects `git commit` to fail when `pre-commit` is not in the `$PATH`,
+    # but we use an absolute path so it's not an issue.
+    "test_environment_not_sourced"
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/pre-commit/hook-tmpl.patch b/pkgs/tools/misc/pre-commit/hook-tmpl.patch
index 1d5fd17274ba..56aa59ef4832 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/pre-commit/hook-tmpl.patch
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/pre-commit/hook-tmpl.patch
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 diff --git a/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl b/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
-index 53d29f9..66a8ad3 100755
+index 53d29f9..9b5dc2c 100755
 --- a/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
 +++ b/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
-@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ ARGS=(hook-impl)
+@@ -10,11 +10,4 @@ ARGS=(hook-impl)
  HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
  ARGS+=(--hook-dir "$HERE" -- "$@")
  
 -if [ -x "$INSTALL_PYTHON" ]; then
 -    exec "$INSTALL_PYTHON" -mpre_commit "${ARGS[@]}"
 -elif command -v pre-commit > /dev/null; then
-+if command -v pre-commit > /dev/null; then
-     exec pre-commit "${ARGS[@]}"
- else
-     echo '`pre-commit` not found.  Did you forget to activate your virtualenv?' 1>&2
+-    exec pre-commit "${ARGS[@]}"
+-else
+-    echo '`pre-commit` not found.  Did you forget to activate your virtualenv?' 1>&2
+-    exit 1
+-fi
++exec @pre-commit@/bin/pre-commit "${ARGS[@]}"