diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix
index 27c8947b8cc..50ef1edf63e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/logisim/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, jre }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, jre, makeWrapper }:
 
 let version = "2.7.1"; in
 
@@ -11,17 +11,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
   
   phases = [ "installPhase" ];
-  
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [makeWrapper];
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -pv $out/bin
-    cp -v $src $out/logisim.jar
-    
-    cat > $out/bin/logisim << EOF
-    #!${stdenv.shell}
-    ${jre}/bin/java -jar $out/logisim.jar
-    EOF
-    
-    chmod +x $out/bin/logisim
+    makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/logisim --add-flags "-jar $src"
   '';
   
   meta = {