diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c877c0441f85..a4763d74d9b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ with pkgs;
     name = "update-autotools-gnu-config-scripts-hook";
     substitutions = {
       gnu_config = gnu-config.override {
-        runtimeShell = targetPackages.stdenv.shell;
+        runtimeShell = if stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform then stdenv.shell else runtimeShell;
       };
     };
   } ../build-support/setup-hooks/update-autotools-gnu-config-scripts.sh;