diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/figlet/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/figlet/default.nix
index 100cfda0d39f..488f8020b639 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/figlet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/figlet/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "19qcmm9cmf78w1z7gbpyj9wmrfjzjl25sax9f2j37sijznrh263f";
   };
 
+  installPhase = "make prefix=$out install";
+
   preConfigure = ''
     mkdir -p $out/{man/man6,bin}
     makeFlags="DESTDIR=$out/bin MANDIR=$out/man/man6 DEFAULTFONTDIR=$out/share/figlet"