diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/datefudge/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/datefudge/default.nix
index be2ad70498ae..079b6b694360 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/datefudge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/datefudge/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchgit, fetchpatch }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchgit, fetchpatch, makeWrapper, coreutils }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "datefudge";
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1nh433yx4y4djp0bs6aawqbwk7miq7fsbs9wpjlyh2k9dvil2lrm";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ coreutils ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile \
      --replace "/usr" "/" \
@@ -20,7 +24,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];
 
-  postInstall = "chmod +x $out/lib/datefudge/datefudge.so";
+  postInstall = ''
+    chmod +x $out/lib/datefudge/datefudge.so
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/datefudge --prefix PATH : ${coreutils}/bin
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Fake the system date";