diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/yelp/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/yelp/default.nix
index e6779abcffa..ee98f96bc27 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/yelp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/yelp/default.nix
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installFlags = "gsettingsschemadir=\${out}/share/${name}/glib-2.0/schemas/";
 
   postInstall = ''
-    cat ${gdk_pixbuf}/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache ${librsvg}/lib/gdk-pixbuf/loaders.cache > $out/loaders.cache
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/yelp/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0
+    cat ${gdk_pixbuf}/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache ${librsvg}/lib/gdk-pixbuf/loaders.cache > $out/lib/yelp/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
     wrapProgram "$out/bin/yelp" \
-      --set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE `readlink -e $out/loaders.cache` \
+      --set GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE `readlink -e $out/lib/yelp/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache` \
       --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gtk3}/share:${gnome3.gnome_themes_standard}/:${gnome3.gnome_themes_standard}/share:${gnome3.gnome_icon_theme_symbolic}/share:${gnome3.yelp_xsl}/share/yelp-xsl:${gnome3.gnome_icon_theme}/share:${hicolor_icon_theme}/share:${gnome3.gsettings_desktop_schemas}/share:$out/share:$out/share/${name}"
   '';