diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gitstatus/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gitstatus/default.nix
index cb41ae670573..5b7dbc521f6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gitstatus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gitstatus/default.nix
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ (callPackage ./romkatv_libgit2.nix {}) ];
   patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i '1i GITSTATUS_AUTO_INSTALL=''${GITSTATUS_AUTO_INSTALL-0}' gitstatus.plugin.sh
     sed -i '1i GITSTATUS_AUTO_INSTALL=''${GITSTATUS_AUTO_INSTALL-0}' gitstatus.plugin.zsh
     sed -i "1a GITSTATUS_DAEMON=$out/bin/gitstatusd" install
   '';
   installPhase = ''
     install -Dm755 usrbin/gitstatusd $out/bin/gitstatusd
+    install -Dm444 gitstatus.plugin.sh $out
     install -Dm444 gitstatus.plugin.zsh $out
     install -Dm555 install $out
     install -Dm444 build.info $out
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # should not need to worry about.
   pathsToLink = [
     "/bin/gitstatusd"
+    "/gitstatus.plugin.sh"
     "/gitstatus.plugin.zsh"
   ];