diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
index cb8766c8c6b0..d2132c25f277 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/na/nawk/package.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
-    install -Dm755 a.out "$out/bin/nawk"
+    mv a.out nawk
+    installBin nawk
     mv awk.1 nawk.1
     installManPage nawk.1
     runHook postInstall