diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/prehook.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/prehook.sh
index 08bb6c0332c9..7f7b9e536238 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/prehook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/nix-linux-static/prehook.sh
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export NIX_ENFORCE_PURITY=1
+havePatchELF=1