diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ht/html-minifier/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ht/html-minifier/package.nix
index 81bf3e65fdf8..45d4e247bebb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ht/html-minifier/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ht/html-minifier/package.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   npmFlags = [ "--ignore-scripts" ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    find $out/lib/node_modules -xtype l -delete
+  '';
+
   dontNpmBuild = true;
 
   meta = {