diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/nco/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/nco/default.nix
index 321e4e0560d9..629c064404ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/nco/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/nco/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchzip, netcdf, netcdfcxx4, gsl, udunits, antlr, which, curl, flex }:
+{ stdenv, fetchzip, netcdf, netcdfcxx4, gsl, udunits, antlr, which, curl, flex, coreutils }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "4.9.2";
   pname = "nco";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ flex which ];
-  buildInputs = [ netcdf netcdfcxx4 gsl udunits antlr curl ];
+  buildInputs = [ netcdf netcdfcxx4 gsl udunits antlr curl coreutils ];
 
   src = fetchzip {
     url = "https://github.com/nco/nco/archive/${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "0nip9dmdx3d5nc30bz1d2w9his1dph136l53r160aa3bmb29xwqn";
   };
 
+  prePatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/nco/nco_fl_utl.c \
+      --replace "/bin/cp" "${coreutils}/bin/cp"
+    substituteInPlace src/nco/nco_fl_utl.c \
+      --replace "/bin/mv" "${coreutils}/bin/mv"
+  '';
+  
   meta = {
     description = "NetCDF Operator toolkit";
     longDescription = "The NCO (netCDF Operator) toolkit manipulates and analyzes data stored in netCDF-accessible formats, including DAP, HDF4, and HDF5";