diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
index 11913a39e017..d8d118f30761 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/xwayland.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { egl-wayland
+, bash
 , libepoxy
 , fetchurl
 , fetchpatch
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace os/utils.c \
+      --replace-fail '/bin/sh' '${lib.getExe' bash "sh"}'
+  '';
+
   depsBuildBuild = [
     pkg-config
   ];