diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
index 336010718dda..3296c0a4f928 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit mpi;
   };
 
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ removeReferencesTo ];
 
   buildInputs = []
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postInstall = ''
     find "$out" -type f -exec remove-references-to -t ${stdenv.cc} '{}' +
+    moveToOutput bin/h5cc "''${!outputDev}"
   '';
 
   meta = {