diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/openresolv/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/openresolv/default.nix
index 36d3bfeca56f..98a76dc98b18 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/openresolv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/openresolv/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, coreutils }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "openresolv-3.5.6";
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1n3cw1vbm7mh5d95ykhzdn2mrrf3pm65sp61p8iwydz1gqkp2inv";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
   configurePhase =
     ''
       cat > config.mk <<EOF
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installFlags = "SYSCONFDIR=$(out)/etc";
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    wrapProgram "$out/sbin/resolvconf" --set PATH "${coreutils}/bin"
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "A program to manage /etc/resolv.conf";
     homepage = http://roy.marples.name/projects/openresolv;