diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
index fa025a2ec89e..b9aa7156e86e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, udev, runtimeShellPackage }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, udev, runtimeShellPackage, runtimeShell }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # when updating this to >=7, check, see previous reverts:
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runtimeShellPackage # So patchShebangs finds a bash suitable for the installed scripts
   ];
 
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace hooks/dhcpcd-run-hooks.in --replace /bin/sh ${runtimeShell}
+  '';
+
   preConfigure = "patchShebangs ./configure";
 
   configureFlags = [