diff --git a/pkgs/misc/sane-backends/builder.sh b/pkgs/misc/sane-backends/builder.sh
index 0b61d421abc4..4ecd717f0a43 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/sane-backends/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/misc/sane-backends/builder.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 source $stdenv/setup
 
+postInstall() {
+  if test $hotplugSupport = "1" ; then
+    ensureDir $out/etc/hotplug/usb/
+    cp tools/hotplug/* $out/etc/hotplug/usb/
+  fi
+}
+
+postInstall=postInstall
+
 genericBuild