diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
index b28a5c6416d0..232d647e1220 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , zlib, libuuid, python, attr, openssl
 , libtirpc
 , nfs-utils
+, gawk, gnugrep, gnused, systemd
 
 # Kernel dependencies
 , kernel ? null, spl ? null, splUnstable ? null, splLegacyCrypto ? null
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ let
         do
           substituteInPlace "$f" --replace "/lib/udev/vdev_id" "$out/lib/udev/vdev_id"
         done
+        substituteInPlace ./cmd/vdev_id/vdev_id \
+          --replace "PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin" \
+          "PATH=${makeBinPath [ coreutils gawk gnused gnugrep systemd ]}"
 
         ./autogen.sh
         configureFlagsArray+=("--libexecdir=$out/libexec")