diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/freebsd/pkgs/service.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/freebsd/pkgs/service.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8524c6c40d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/freebsd/pkgs/service.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  mkDerivation,
+  env,
+}:
+mkDerivation {
+  path = "usr.sbin/service";
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace usr.sbin/service/service.sh --replace-fail /usr/bin/env ${lib.getExe env}
+  '';
+}