diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/iosevka/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/iosevka/default.nix
index 7696266100f1..5167c494fa07 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/iosevka/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/iosevka/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
-    fontdir="$out/share/fonts/$pname"
+    fontdir="$out/share/fonts/truetype"
     install -d "$fontdir"
     install "dist/$pname/ttf"/* "$fontdir"
   '';