diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
index 6fa27c23525..64fd96a0352 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ let
         rm -rf "$out/lib/python${majorVersion}/test"
         ln -s $out/lib/python${majorVersion}/pdb.py $out/bin/pdb
         ln -s $out/lib/python${majorVersion}/pdb.py $out/bin/pdb${majorVersion}
+        mv $out/share/man/man1/{python.1.gz,python2.6.1.gz}
+        ln -s $out/share/man/man1/{python2.6.1.gz,python.1.gz}
       '';
 
     passthru = {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.7/default.nix
index 7e28cdc1db7..9fb2ab377df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.7/default.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ let
         rm -rf "$out/lib/python${majorVersion}/test"
         ln -s $out/lib/python${majorVersion}/pdb.py $out/bin/pdb
         ln -s $out/lib/python${majorVersion}/pdb.py $out/bin/pdb${majorVersion}
+        ln -s $out/share/man/man1/{python2.7.1.gz,python.1.gz}
       '';
 
     passthru = {