diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
index 36bf2288c540..4786f25beb50 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   # it's unclear which headers are intended to be part of the public interface
   # so we may find ourselves having to add more here over time
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     install -vD -t $out/bin bwa
     install -vD -t $out/lib libbwa.a
     install -vD -t $out/include bntseq.h
     install -vD -t $out/include bwa.h
     install -vD -t $out/include bwamem.h
     install -vD -t $out/include bwt.h
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {