diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/openresty/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/openresty/default.nix
index 27f0bd52ee89..4910c45a196a 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/openresty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/openresty/default.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ callPackage ../nginx/generic.nix args rec {
 
     wrapProgram $out/bin/restydoc \
       --prefix PATH : ${groff}/bin
+
+    substituteInPlace $out/bin/resty \
+      --replace-fail "'bin/nginx'" "'$out/bin/nginx'"
   '';
 
   passthru = {