diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/default.nix
index 1cd195a3132..66f673be637 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Don't fixup "#! /bin/sh" in Libtool, otherwise it will use the
   # "fixed" path in generated files!
   dontPatchShebangs = true;
+  dontFixLibtool = true;
 
   meta = {
     description = "Generic library support script";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
index 813cc71938f..92a230374df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Don't fixup "#! /bin/sh" in Libtool, otherwise it will use the
   # "fixed" path in generated files!
   dontPatchShebangs = true;
+  dontFixLibtool = true;
 
   # XXX: The GNU ld wrapper does all sorts of nasty things wrt. RPATH, which
   # leads to the failure of a number of tests.