diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
index 56701cffb8c..3a5618b4c93 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, makeWrapper, pkgconfig
 , appstream-glib, desktop-file-utils, python3
 , gtk, girara, gettext, libxml2
-, file, sqlite, glib, texlive, libintl, libseccomp
+, sqlite, glib, texlive, libintl, libseccomp
 , gtk-mac-integration, synctexSupport ? true
 }:
 
@@ -24,16 +24,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    file gtk girara libintl libseccomp
+    gtk girara libintl libseccomp
     sqlite glib
   ] ++ optional synctexSupport texlive.bin.core
     ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin [ gtk-mac-integration ];
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    wrapProgram "$out/bin/zathura" \
-      --prefix PATH ":" "${makeBinPath [ file ]}"
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     homepage = https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/;
     description = "A core component for zathura PDF viewer";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/wrapper.nix
index 64f617782f2..dfae9fa1c3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/wrapper.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ symlinkJoin, lib, makeWrapper, zathura_core, plugins ? [] }:
+{ symlinkJoin, lib, makeWrapper, zathura_core, file, plugins ? [] }:
 
 let
   pluginsPath = lib.makeSearchPath "lib/zathura" plugins;
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ in symlinkJoin {
   buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
   postBuild = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/zathura --add-flags --plugins-dir=${pluginsPath}
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/zathura \
+      --prefix PATH ":" "${lib.makeBinPath [ file ]}" \
+      --add-flags --plugins-dir=${pluginsPath}
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {