diff --git a/lib/systems/default.nix b/lib/systems/default.nix
index a6ceef2cc3a1..bc6ea7dc8f14 100644
--- a/lib/systems/default.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/default.nix
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ let
           # to an emulator program. That is, if an emulator requires additional
           # arguments, a wrapper should be used.
           if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.canExecute final
-          then "${pkgs.execline}/bin/exec"
+          then pkgs.writeShellScript "exec" ''exec "$@"''
           else if final.isWindows
           then "${wine}/bin/wine${optionalString (final.parsed.cpu.bits == 64) "64"}"
           else if final.isLinux && pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && final.qemuArch != null