diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/exploitdb/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/exploitdb/default.nix
index 492bfd63f402..486e48364861 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/exploitdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/exploitdb/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, makeWrapper }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "exploitdb";
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-gUjFFxzkHHhNMDAgFmmIAuEACSCn1YXuauvjGAkrK6k=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp --recursive ./* $out/bin
-    cp ./.searchsploit_rc $out/bin
+    mkdir -p $out/bin $out/share
+    cp --recursive . $out/share/exploitdb
+    makeWrapper $out/share/exploitdb/searchsploit $out/bin/searchsploit
     runHook postInstall
   '';