diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
index 311f60795bae..670b9087f110 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ let
       echo "OK"
 
       filesToFixup="$(for i in "$out"/*; do
-        grep -l '\B\(/usr\)\?/s\?bin' "$i" || :
+        # list all files referring to (/usr)/bin paths, but allow references to /bin/sh.
+        grep -P -l '\B(?!\/bin\/sh\b)(\/usr)?\/bin(?:\/.*)?' "$i" || :
       done)"
 
       if [ -n "$filesToFixup" ]; then