diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/papirus-folders/default.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/papirus-folders/default.nix
index ce55a28aca15..92bfe362bcda 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/papirus-folders/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/papirus-folders/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, getent }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "papirus-folders";
@@ -11,8 +11,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-ZZMEZCWO+qW76eqa+TgxWGVz69VkSCPcttLoCrH7ppY=";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    getent
+  ];
+
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace ./papirus-folders --replace "getent" "${getent}/bin/getent"
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A tool to change papirus icon theme color";
     longDescription = ''