diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/wikicurses/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/wikicurses/default.nix
index 290d0cae5c0d..4d977477108d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/wikicurses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/wikicurses/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   pythonPackages,
+  installShellFiles,
 }:
 
 pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     "man"
   ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    installShellFiles
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [
     urwid
     beautifulsoup4
@@ -28,9 +33,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
-    mkdir -p $man/share/man/man{1,5}
-    cp wikicurses.1 $man/share/man/man1/
-    cp wikicurses.conf.5 $man/share/man/man5/
+    installManPage wikicurses.1 wikicurses.conf.5
   '';
 
   doCheck = false;