diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vis/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vis/default.nix
index 0db93f78781d..2af6e93bcfcc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vis/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libselinux
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs ./configure
+  '';
+
   LUA_CPATH="${lpeg}/lib/lua/${lua.luaversion}/?.so;";
   LUA_PATH="${lpeg}/share/lua/${lua.luaversion}/?.lua";