diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/cozette/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/cozette/default.nix
index 03670a1c917d..29ecabe9de2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/cozette/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/cozette/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts
     install -Dm644 *.ttf -t $out/share/fonts/truetype
     install -Dm644 *.otf -t $out/share/fonts/opentype
     install -Dm644 *.bdf -t $out/share/fonts/misc
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/d2coding/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/d2coding/default.nix
index 9742e5c241fa..84af3d18bfe4 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/d2coding/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/d2coding/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts
     install -Dm644 */*-all.ttc -t $out/share/fonts/truetype/
 
     runHook postInstall
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/eb-garamond/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/eb-garamond/default.nix
index 6e5d09c9bcc8..7a57d9308cf9 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/eb-garamond/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/eb-garamond/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/{doc,fonts}
     install -Dm644 otf/*.otf                                 -t $out/share/fonts/opentype
     install -Dm644 Changes README.markdown README.xelualatex -t $out/share/doc/${pname}-${version}
 
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/gentium-book-basic/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/gentium-book-basic/default.nix
index 96e9789cd115..5cbc31accf07 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/gentium-book-basic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/gentium-book-basic/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/{doc,fonts}
     install -Dm644 *.ttf                       -t $out/share/fonts/truetype
     install -Dm644 FONTLOG.txt GENTIUM-FAQ.txt -t $out/share/doc/${pname}-${version}
 
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/hanazono/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/hanazono/default.nix
index fc499534d1e3..f6dd5baa60c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/hanazono/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/hanazono/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/{doc,fonts}
     install -Dm644 *.ttf -t $out/share/fonts/truetype
     install -Dm644 *.txt -t $out/share/doc/hanazono
 
diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/wqy-zenhei/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/wqy-zenhei/default.nix
index a5106b5e6b18..c59f74d45474 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/wqy-zenhei/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/wqy-zenhei/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts
-    install -m644 *.ttc $out/share/fonts/
+    install -Dm644 *.ttc -t $out/share/fonts/
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';