diff --git a/tests/functional/lang.sh b/tests/functional/lang.sh
index 5a8cefd13..46cf3f1fe 100755
--- a/tests/functional/lang.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/lang.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ badExitCode=0
 postprocess() {
     if [[ -e "lang/$1.postprocess" ]]; then
         (
+            # We could allow arbitrary interpreters in .postprocess, but that
+            # just exposes us to the complexity of not having /usr/bin/env in
+            # the sandbox. So let's just hardcode bash for now.
             set -x;
-            "lang/$1.postprocess" "lang/$1"
+            bash "lang/$1.postprocess" "lang/$1"
         )
     fi
 }
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-derivation-name.postprocess b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-derivation-name.postprocess
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index ab9fa5b5d..ffbc2b5d4
--- a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-derivation-name.postprocess
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-derivation-name.postprocess
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# shellcheck shell=bash
 set -euo pipefail
 testcaseBasename=$1