diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus/default.nix
index 9d88bb4a9f17..81052c62caed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = isPy3k;
   checkInputs = [ dbus.out pygobject3 ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    cp -r dbus_python.egg-info $out/${python.sitePackages}/
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python DBus bindings";
     license = licenses.mit;