diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/freshrss.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/freshrss.nix
index 68780a3fe9d..7898347e0b4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/freshrss.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/freshrss.nix
@@ -238,17 +238,17 @@ in
             # do installation or reconfigure
             if test -f ${cfg.dataDir}/config.php; then
               # reconfigure with settings
-              ${pkgs.php}/bin/php ./cli/reconfigure.php ${settingsFlags}
-              ${pkgs.php}/bin/php ./cli/update-user.php --user ${cfg.defaultUser} --password "$(cat ${cfg.passwordFile})"
+              ./cli/reconfigure.php ${settingsFlags}
+              ./cli/update-user.php --user ${cfg.defaultUser} --password "$(cat ${cfg.passwordFile})"
             else
               # Copy the user data template directory
               cp -r ./data ${cfg.dataDir}
 
               # check correct folders in data folder
-              ${pkgs.php}/bin/php ./cli/prepare.php
+              ./cli/prepare.php
               # install with settings
-              ${pkgs.php}/bin/php ./cli/do-install.php ${settingsFlags}
-              ${pkgs.php}/bin/php ./cli/create-user.php --user ${cfg.defaultUser} --password "$(cat ${cfg.passwordFile})"
+              ./cli/do-install.php ${settingsFlags}
+              ./cli/create-user.php --user ${cfg.defaultUser} --password "$(cat ${cfg.passwordFile})"
             fi
           '';
         };
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ in
           Group = "freshrss";
           StateDirectory = "freshrss";
           WorkingDirectory = cfg.package;
-          ExecStart = "${pkgs.php}/bin/php ./app/actualize_script.php";
+          ExecStart = "./app/actualize_script.php";
         } // systemd-hardening;
       };
     };
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/freshrss/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/freshrss/default.nix
index c627ae4d169..dd2de486b88 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/freshrss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/freshrss/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-{ stdenvNoCC, lib, fetchFromGitHub, nixosTests, pkgs }:
+{ stdenvNoCC
+, lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, nixosTests
+, php
+, pkgs
+}:
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "FreshRSS";
@@ -13,6 +19,8 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   passthru.tests = nixosTests.freshrss;
 
+  buildInputs = [ php ];
+
   # There's nothing to build.
   dontBuild = true;
 
@@ -22,6 +30,10 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
       define('DATA_PATH', getenv('FRESHRSS_DATA_PATH'));
   '';
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs cli/*.php app/actualize_script.php
+  '';
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out
     cp -vr * $out/