diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6.nix
index d4819d70bfc..a99573ca5e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -e "s|QWT_INSTALL_PREFIX.*=.*|QWT_INSTALL_PREFIX = $out|g" -i qwtconfig.pri
   '';
 
-  configurePhase = "qmake -after doc.path=$out/share/doc/${name} -r";
+  configurePhase = ''
+    runHook preConfigure
+    qmake -after doc.path=$out/share/doc/${name} -r
+    runHook postConfigure
+  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Qt widgets for technical applications";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix
index 4aa7c0bc7d5..451784261f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -e "s|INSTALLBASE.*=.*|INSTALLBASE = $out|g" -i qwtconfig.pri
   '';
 
-  configurePhase = ''qmake INSTALLBASE=$out -after doc.path=$out/share/doc/${name} -r'';
+  configurePhase = ''
+    runHook preConfigure
+    qmake INSTALLBASE=$out -after doc.path=$out/share/doc/${name} -r
+    runHook postConfigure
+  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Qt widgets for technical applications";