diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/liberation-sans-narrow/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/liberation-sans-narrow/package.nix
index 0fd45c6c500e..7945a5b0a4fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/liberation-sans-narrow/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/liberation-sans-narrow/package.nix
@@ -18,15 +18,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1qw554jbdnqkg6pjjl4cqkgsalq3398kzvww2naw30vykcz752bm";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     fontforge
     python3Packages.fonttools
     python3
   ];
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
     find . -name '*Narrow*.ttf' -exec install -m444 -Dt $out/share/fonts/truetype {} \;
     install -m444 -Dt $out/doc/${pname}-${version} AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING License.txt README.rst
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {