diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3cb6896..7f070e0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ fn install_single_toolchain(

     // install
     if maybe_dry_client.is_some() {
-        rename(&toolchain.dest, toolchain_path)?;
+        rename(&toolchain.dest, toolchain_path.clone())?;
+        nix_patchelf(toolchain_path)
+            .expect("failed to patch toolchain for NixOS");
         eprintln!(
             "toolchain `{}` is successfully installed!",
             toolchain.dest.display()
@@ -291,6 +293,45 @@ fn install_single_toolchain(
     Ok(())
 }

+fn nix_patchelf(mut toolchain_path: PathBuf) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    toolchain_path.push("bin");
+
+    for entry in toolchain_path.read_dir()? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        if !entry.file_type()?.is_file() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        eprintln!("info: you seem to be running NixOS. Attempting to patch {}",
+                  entry.path().to_str().unwrap());
+        let _ = ::std::process::Command::new("@patchelf@/bin/patchelf")
+            .arg("--set-interpreter")
+            .arg("@dynamicLinker@")
+            .arg(entry.path())
+            .output();
+    }
+
+    toolchain_path.pop();
+    toolchain_path.push("lib");
+
+    for entry in toolchain_path.read_dir()? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        if !entry.file_type()?.is_file() {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        eprintln!("info: you seem to be running NixOS. Attempting to patch {}",
+                  entry.path().to_str().unwrap());
+        let _ = ::std::process::Command::new("@patchelf@/bin/patchelf")
+            .arg("--set-rpath")
+            .arg("@libPath@")
+            .arg(entry.path())
+            .output();
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn fetch_master_commit(client: &Client, github_token: Option<&str>) -> Result<String, Error> {
     eprintln!("fetching master commit hash... ");
     fetch_master_commit_via_git()