diff --git a/pkgs/shells/lambda-mod-zsh-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/lambda-mod-zsh-theme/default.nix
index 4096d88b1276..e53aa28666b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/lambda-mod-zsh-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/lambda-mod-zsh-theme/default.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildPhases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" ];
 
   installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/share
-    cp lambda-mod.zsh-theme $out/share
+    mkdir -p $out/share/themes
+    cp lambda-mod.zsh-theme $out/share/themes
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {