diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apl2741-unicode/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apl2741-unicode/package.nix
index de232f9fd2fe..c0a7bf7f5d69 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apl2741-unicode/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apl2741-unicode/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenvNoCC,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  installFonts,
 }:
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
@@ -18,13 +19,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
   dontConfigure = true;
   dontBuild = true;
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    install -Dm644 -t $out/share/fonts/truetype *.ttf
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installFonts ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "APL font based on Adrian Smith's IBM Selectric APL2741 golf-ball font";