diff --git a/pkgs/nix-portable/default.nix b/pkgs/nix-portable/default.nix
index bfbe5505..032869df 100644
--- a/pkgs/nix-portable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/nix-portable/default.nix
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ let
 
       # provide /bin/sh via the shipped busybox
       toBind="\$toBind \$dir/busybox/bin/busybox /bin/sh"
+      toBind="\$toBind \$dir/busybox/bin/busybox /usr/bin/env"
 
       # on termux, make sure termux packages still work inside the nix-portable environment
       if [ -n "\$TERMUX_VERSION" ]; then