diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/lo/lora/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/lo/lora/package.nix
index d8666f5b6a28..7e1a849c5080 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/lo/lora/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/lo/lora/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenvNoCC,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
+  installFonts,
 }:
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -21,13 +22,12 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installFonts ];
+
+  # installFonts adds a hook to `postInstall` that installs fonts
+  # into the correct directories
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
-
-    install -Dm444 -t $out/share/fonts/truetype $src/fonts/ttf/*.ttf
-    install -Dm444 -t $out/share/fonts/opentype $src/fonts/otf/*.otf
-    install -Dm444 -t $out/share/fonts/variable $src/fonts/variable/*.ttf
-
     runHook postInstall
   '';