diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ph/phpactor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ph/phpactor/package.nix
index 2c40203cf047..56574c10ea1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ph/phpactor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ph/phpactor/package.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ php.buildComposerProject (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs bin/phpactor
+  '';
+
   postInstall = ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd phpactor \
       --bash <($out/bin/phpactor completion bash)