diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/timescaledb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/timescaledb/default.nix
index ce298cb2745..7ba8d311ad4 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/timescaledb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/timescaledb/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    # work around an annoying bug, by creating $out/bin, so buildEnv doesn't freak out later
+    # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/22653
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Scales PostgreSQL for time-series data via automatic partitioning across time and space";
     homepage    = https://www.timescale.com/;