diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
index 79913d439687..b6073494a222 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./fix-paths.patch;
-      inherit iputils kmod openconnect ethtool coreutils dbus;
+      inherit iputils kmod openconnect ethtool gnused dbus;
       inherit (stdenv) shell;
     })
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/fix-paths.patch b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/fix-paths.patch
index 58e3fc6dc5dd..938fcbdc7719 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/fix-paths.patch
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/fix-paths.patch
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  ENV{ID_NET_DRIVER}=="?*", GOTO="nm_drivers_end"
  DRIVERS=="?*", GOTO="nm_drivers_end"
 -PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'ethtool -i $1 | sed -n s/^driver:\ //p' -- $env{INTERFACE}", RESULT=="?*", ENV{ID_NET_DRIVER}="%c"
-+PROGRAM="@shell@ -c '@ethtool@/bin/ethtool -i $1 | @coreutils@/bin/sed -n s/^driver:\ //p' -- $env{INTERFACE}", RESULT=="?*", ENV{ID_NET_DRIVER}="%c"
++PROGRAM="@shell@ -c '@ethtool@/bin/ethtool -i $1 | @gnused@/bin/sed -n s/^driver:\ //p' -- $env{INTERFACE}", RESULT=="?*", ENV{ID_NET_DRIVER}="%c"
  
  LABEL="nm_drivers_end"
 --- a/data/NetworkManager.service.in