diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/sphinx-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/sphinx-hook.sh
index ae386ca859f4..ca67fa9beabf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/sphinx-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/hooks/sphinx-hook.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ installSphinxPhase() {
 
         else
             # shellcheck disable=2154
-            docdir="${doc:-$out}/share/doc/${pname}"
+            docdir="${doc:-$out}/share/doc/${name}"
 
             mkdir -p "$docdir"