diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/sandbox-shell.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/sandbox-shell.nix
index c2d82ebc487a..036ea0a0f486 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/sandbox-shell.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/sandbox-shell.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 # Minimal shell for use as basic /bin/sh in sandbox builds
 busybox.override {
-  # musl roadmap has RISC-V support projected for 1.1.20
-  useMusl = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isRiscV && stdenv.hostPlatform.libc != "bionic";
   enableStatic = true;
   enableMinimal = true;
   extraConfig = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f992cc9919bf..076f8e3415ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15473,7 +15473,12 @@ in
   bridge-utils = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/bridge-utils { };
 
   busybox = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/busybox { };
-  busybox-sandbox-shell = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/busybox/sandbox-shell.nix { };
+  busybox-sandbox-shell = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/busybox/sandbox-shell.nix { 
+    # musl roadmap has RISC-V support projected for 1.1.20
+    busybox = if !stdenv.hostPlatform.isRiscV && stdenv.hostPlatform.libc != "bionic"
+              then pkgsStatic.busybox
+              else busybox; 
+  };
 
   cachefilesd = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/cachefilesd { };