diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/browserpass/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/browserpass/default.nix
index 73c40a718c28..1dd2a27f1ec3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/browserpass/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/browserpass/default.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
     # This path is used by our firefox wrapper for finding native messaging hosts
     mkdir -p $out/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
-    ln -s $out/lib/browserpass/hosts/firefox/*.json $out/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts
+    # Copy ff manifests rather than linking to allow link-farming to work recursively in dependants
+    cp $out/lib/browserpass/hosts/firefox/*.json $out/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/
   '';
 
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {