diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/hack/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/hack/default.nix
index 6c6bd1918dbf..e39815a2e153 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/hack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/hack/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    install -Dm644 *.ttf -t $out/share/fonts/hack
+    install -Dm644 *.ttf -t $out/share/fonts/truetype
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';