diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/nim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/nim/default.nix
index 2a65c3fc2ec9..df26de4b5656 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/nim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/nim/default.nix
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ in {
       runHook preInstall
       install -Dt $out/bin bin/*
       ln -sf $out/nim/bin/nim $out/bin/nim
+      ln -sf $out/nim/lib $out/lib
       ./install.sh $out
       runHook postInstall
     '';