diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/byacc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/byacc/default.nix
index ba1b8f27e7c..4e73c820912 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/byacc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/byacc/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "173l9yai5yndbyn8nzdl6q11wv4x959bd0w392i82nfsqcz0pfsv";
   };
 
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--program-transform-name='s,^,b,'"
+  ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    ln -s $out/bin/byacc $out/bin/yacc
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Berkeley YACC";
     homepage = https://invisible-island.net/byacc/byacc.html;