diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d8b46b5..55b8cba 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -360,7 +360,9 @@ impl<'a> Installer<'a> {
 
         // install
         if self.actually_install {
-            rename(&toolchain.dest, toolchain_path)?;
+            rename(&toolchain.dest, toolchain_path.clone())?;
+            nix_patchelf(toolchain_path, toolchain.host_target)
+                .expect("failed to patch toolchain for NixOS");
             eprintln!(
                 "toolchain `{}` is successfully installed!",
                 toolchain.dest.display()
@@ -377,6 +379,50 @@ impl<'a> Installer<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+fn nix_patchelf(toolchain_path: PathBuf, host_target: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    for toolchain_path in [
+        &toolchain_path.join("bin"),
+        &toolchain_path.join("lib"),
+        &toolchain_path
+            .join("lib")
+            .join("rustlib")
+            .join(host_target)
+            .join("bin"),
+        &toolchain_path
+            .join("lib")
+            .join("rustlib")
+            .join(host_target)
+            .join("bin")
+            .join("gcc-ld"),
+        &toolchain_path
+            .join("lib")
+            .join("rustlib")
+            .join(host_target)
+            .join("lib"),
+    ] {
+        for entry in toolchain_path.read_dir()? {
+            let entry = entry?;
+            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();
+            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 HEAD commit hash... ");
     fetch_master_commit_via_git()