diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl-5.10/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl-5.10/default.nix
index 2acae30889e5..a8b8dd536a75 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl-5.10/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl-5.10/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ${if stdenv ? glibc then "-Dusethreads" else ""}
   '';
 
-  configureScript = "./Configure";
+  configureScript = "${stdenv.shell} ./Configure";
 
   dontAddPrefix = true;