diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
index 5ce686cb8fc..d65b7dc80a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, coreutils, pcre }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, pcre }:
 
 let
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0dsr450v8nydvpk8ry276fvbznlrjgddgp7zvhcw4cv69i9lr4ps";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses coreutils pcre ];
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses pcre ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--enable-maildir-support"
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   # XXX: think/discuss about this, also with respect to nixos vs nix-on-X
   postInstall = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/share/
+    mkdir -p $out/share/info
     tar xf ${documentation} -C $out/share
+    ln -s $out/share/zsh-*/Doc/zsh.info* $out/share/info/
+
     mkdir -p $out/etc/
     cat > $out/etc/zprofile <<EOF
 if test -e /etc/NIXOS; then