diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-tex-env.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-tex-env.nix
index d179ef835a92..154ad98cab05 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-tex-env.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/build-tex-env.nix
@@ -45,13 +45,17 @@ lib.fix (
     ### buildEnv with custom attributes
     buildEnv' =
       args:
-      (
-        buildEnv { inherit (args) name paths; }
+      (buildEnv (
+        {
+          inherit (args) name paths;
+        }
         // lib.optionalAttrs (args ? extraOutputsToInstall) { inherit (args) extraOutputsToInstall; }
-      ).overrideAttrs
+        // lib.optionalAttrs (args ? pathsToLink) { inherit (args) pathsToLink; }
+      )).overrideAttrs
         (
           removeAttrs args [
             "extraOutputsToInstall"
+            "pathsToLink"
             "name"
             "paths"
             "pkgs"