diff --git a/scripts/nix-push.in b/scripts/nix-push.in
index 2c5fb792f..1c51778f1 100644
--- a/scripts/nix-push.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-push.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! @perl@ -w
+#! @perl@ -w -I@libexecdir@/nix
 
 use strict;
 use POSIX qw(tmpnam);