diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/tflint-plugins/tflint-ruleset-aws.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/tflint-plugins/tflint-ruleset-aws.nix
index 9564cc5ee7e0..48f9ecbf0abd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/tflint-plugins/tflint-ruleset-aws.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/tflint-plugins/tflint-ruleset-aws.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,15 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''
+    # allow use as a versioned dependency, i.e., with `source = ...` and
+    # `version = ...` in `.tflintrc`:
     mkdir -p $out/github.com/terraform-linters/${pname}/${version}
     mv $out/bin/${pname} $out/github.com/terraform-linters/${pname}/${version}/
+
+    # allow use as an unversioned dependency, e.g., if one wants `.tflintrc` to
+    # solely rely on Nix to pin versions:
+    ln -s $out/github.com/terraform-linters/${pname}/${version}/${pname} $out/
+
     # remove other binaries from bin
     rm -R $out/bin
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/tflint-plugins/tflint-ruleset-google.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/tflint-plugins/tflint-ruleset-google.nix
index 16f654c5005b..e6854817823c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/tflint-plugins/tflint-ruleset-google.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/tflint-plugins/tflint-ruleset-google.nix
@@ -25,8 +25,14 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   subPackages = [ "." ];
 
   postInstall = ''
+    # allow use as a versioned dependency, i.e., with `source = ...` and
+    # `version = ...` in `.tflintrc`:
     mkdir -p $out/github.com/terraform-linters/${pname}/${version}
     mv $out/bin/${pname} $out/github.com/terraform-linters/${pname}/${version}/
+
+    # allow use as an unversioned dependency, e.g., if one wants `.tflintrc` to
+    # solely rely on Nix to pin versions:
+    ln -s $out/github.com/terraform-linters/${pname}/${version}/${pname} $out/
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {