diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/es/espeak-classic/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/es/espeak-classic/package.nix
index b2d68e2c24bf..ac183190ae49 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/es/espeak-classic/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/es/espeak-classic/package.nix
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '');
 
   configurePhase = ''
+    runHook preConfigure
     cd src
     makeFlags="PREFIX=$out DATADIR=$out/share/espeak-data"
+    runHook postConfigure
   '';
 
   meta = {