diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
index 0d7e3ca55f12..692be0a88b12 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [ ./0001-fix-gcc-cmath-namespace-issues.patch ];
 
   configurePhase = ''
+    runHook preConfigure
     mkdir build
-    pushd build
-
-    qmake ../qgroundcontrol.pro
-
-    popd
+    (cd build && qmake ../qgroundcontrol.pro)
+    runHook postConfigure
   '';
 
   preBuild = "pushd build/";