diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/coursier/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/coursier/default.nix
index e3c8d7ed014d..7e660f3fcd90 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/coursier/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/coursier/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildCommand = ''
     install -Dm555 $src $out/bin/coursier
+    patchShebangs $out/bin/coursier
     wrapProgram $out/bin/coursier --prefix PATH ":" ${jre}/bin
   '';