diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/fcitx5-rime.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/fcitx5-rime.nix
index 1b34b1260aac..ae6a36658fd2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/fcitx5-rime.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/fcitx5/fcitx5-rime.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   rimeDataDrv = symlinkJoin {
     name = "fcitx5-rime-data";
     paths = rimeDataPkgs;
+    postBuild = "mkdir -p $out/share/rime-data";
   };
 
   postInstall = ''