diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/asciidoc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/asciidoc/default.nix
index 1eb56c76991..f0cfab00d42 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/asciidoc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/asciidoc/default.nix
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   patchPhase = ''
-    for n in asciidoc.py a2x.py; do
+    for n in `find . -name \*.py `; do
       sed -i -e "s,^#!/usr/bin/env python,#!${python}/bin/python,g" "$n"
       chmod +x "$n"
     done
+    sed -i -e "s,/etc/vim,,g" Makefile.in
   '';
 
+  preInstall = "ensureDir $out/etc/vim";
+
   buildInputs = [ python ];
 
   meta = {