diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/debootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/debootstrap/default.nix
index fcab8145e472..a11e8a44de92 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/debootstrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/debootstrap/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1gq5r4fa0hrq4c69l2s0ygnfyvr90k2wqaq15s869hayhnssx4g1";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ dpkg gettext gawk perl ];
+  buildInputs = [ dpkg gettext gawk perl wget ];
 
   dontBuild = true;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         --subst-var-by id "$(type -p id)" \
         --subst-var-by perl "$(type -p perl)" \
         --subst-var-by uname "$(type -p uname)" \
-        --subst-var-by wget "${wget}/bin/wget"
+        --subst-var-by wget "$(type -p wget)"
     done