diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
index 2ed2f5d3dd8..14ebe842344 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/setup.sh
@@ -916,12 +916,9 @@ genericBuild() {
     stopNest
 }
 
-for i in "${postHooks[@]}"; do
-    $i
-done
 
-
-# Execute the post-hook.
+# Execute the post-hooks.
+for i in "${postHooks[@]}"; do $i; done
 runHook postHook