diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/rethinkdb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/rethinkdb/default.nix
index 9231310abd88..e81ccb396322 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/rethinkdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/rethinkdb/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preConfigure = ''
     export ALLOW_WARNINGS=1
+    patchShebangs .
   '';
 
   configureFlags = "--lib-path ${gperftools}/lib";