diff --git a/scripts/nix-build.in b/scripts/nix-build.in
index d7805f83c3..3b5b8413c8 100755
--- a/scripts/nix-build.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-build.in
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ foreach my $expr (@exprs) {
             'set +e; ' .
             'PS1="\n\[\033[1;32m\][nix-shell:\w]$\[\033[0m\] "; ' .
             'unset NIX_ENFORCE_PURITY; ' .
+            'shopt -u nullglob; ' .
             $envCommand);
         exec($ENV{NIX_BUILD_SHELL} // "bash", "--rcfile", $rcfile);
         die;